NEIPF Slams UNC Over Threats to Ashang Kasar, Defends Indigenous Day 2025 Event in Manipur

NORTH EAST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S FORUM

22 Banphul Path | Hatigaon | Guwahati- 781038 | Assam

Phone: +91 89740 05932, 98540 22237

E-mail: neipforum@gmail.com

Date: 06-08-25

PRESS RELEASE

It is shocking and surprising to learn from local print media that the UNC has openly threatened Mr. Ashang Kasar, President of the Indigenous People's Forum, Manipur Chapter, regarding the observance of World Indigenous Day 2025 in Imphal.

We clarify that the World Indigenous Day 2025 celebration on August 9ᵗʰ is organized by the North-East Indigenous People’s Forum, headquartered in Guwahati, Assam, and the Indigenous People's Forum, Manipur is merely the host for the event in Manipur.

The UNC’s recent objections to the celebration, circulated through social media, have been addressed through a letter clarifying that the event is not a personal matter of Mr. Ashang Kasar or IPFM but a regional celebration for the entire North-East. We find it unacceptable that UNC has dictated the Naga public not to attend without providing any valid reasons to the forum.

We request UNC to clarify their stance and provide reasons for their objections to the North-East Indigenous People’s Forum and the host IPFM.

(Signed)

Aunp Chetia

Chairman

North East Indigenous People's Forum

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