Civil society group Kangleipak Kanba Lup Imphal bans Manipuri actor Soma Laishram, to act in films and attend public events.
Civil society group Kangleipak Kanba Lup Imphal bans
Manipuri actor Soma Laishram, to act in films and attend public events.
A civil society group Kangleipak Kanba Lup Imphal has barred
Manipuri actor Soma Laishram, from acting in films and attending public events.
The Imphal-based organisation took the action after she participated in a beauty pageant.
Reportedly, Soma Laishram, the actress has come down heavily on the City Society Group for barring her from working in films and has strongly opposed the move, asserting that she had done nothing against her state.
The ban was imposed on her by civil society group Kangleipak Kanba Lup for taking part in the event held in Delhi, amid the ongoing violence in Manipur.
Laishram, in a video posted on social media, said she is shocked and disheartened over the development.
She went on to add that she strongly opposed this (directive); as an artist and a social influencer. She has every every right to speak up wherever she wants to and whenever it is needed She once again claimed that she hasn”t not done anything against her state and her motherland.
Notably, Laishram, has acted in over 100 puri films Manipuri films.
The actor further added that When she was called to represent Manipur in the Northeast festival as a show stopper, she only went with the intention of supporting her state, and spreading awareness (about the reason behind the violence) among the thousands of people present there.
The ban on Laishram has drawn widespread condemnation from the public and film associations.
When contacted, a top functionary of the Film Forum Manipur asserted that such interference is unfortunate and uncalled for.
More than 175 people have been killed and several hundreds injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, including Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.
News Edit K.V.Raman
