As in the previous years, the Coordination Committee (CorCom), Manipur-a conglomerate of major insurgent groups of Manipur along with Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), National Democratic Front of Boroland (S) and United Liberation Front of Asom (I) has announced boycott of the Republic Day celebration due on January 26 in WESEA(Western Southeast Asia) region. A joint press statement released to media houses said, “With the spectacular success of Narendra Modi’s brand of politics, India is gearing up to celebrate her Republic day of this Union of states on 26th of January 2015,” says Joint Statement o f CorCom, KLO ,NDFB (S),ULFA(I)against the Celebration of India’s Republic Day in Our WESEA Region which was made available here said. “Youths of the WESEA region in the 21st century, in their formative years seem to be charmed by Modi Magic; and are unaware of the tightening noose of this unitary State as envisioned by its Constitution makers who are tutored by their British colonial masters.” It further added that “In the last decade of the 20th Century, a few sections of the educated youths of our Region, instead of calling for our legitimate right for self-determination and breaking away from the Indian colonial rule, were looking for federal solution for self-rule.”
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