Man League Manipur has strongly condemned the removal of the statues of Maharaja Gambhir Singh, Narasingh and Sana Herachandra from the memorial site at Langthabal, describing the incident as an attack on Manipur’s historical heritage.
In a statement, the organisation’s president-in-charge, Salam Rajesh, said the statues, installed at the memorial site in Langthabal, had reportedly been removed and stolen by unidentified persons. He termed the incident a serious threat to the preservation of the state’s history and heritage.
Rajesh recalled Maharaja Gambhir Singh’s role in leading Manipur during a period of severe crisis and restoring the kingdom after seven years of hardship. He said the statues of Gambhir Singh, Narasingh and Herachandra represented an important chapter in Manipur’s history, and their removal was an irreparable loss to the state’s collective heritage.
He also criticised the government for failing to take timely action despite the seriousness of the incident, saying such an act should not have been allowed to go unaddressed.
