Imphal: Manipur CM N Biren Singh advocated the integrity of India. Replying to a question on the statement made by his Mizoram counterpart Pu Lalduhoma during his US visit in September this year, the Manipur CM Said, “ no one in the country or abroad can touch the integrity of India and Manipur”. Even though I don’t want to comment on his opinion, as the chief minister of Manipur I said India is a strong country and no one can touch its integrity. As a nationalist I feel proud to be an Indian. My stand is clear, we will stand for the unity and integrity of Bharat and whoever will challenge this we will give them a befitting reply, CM singh added.
Earlier, Mizoram CM Pu Lalduhoma echoes the formation of a separate country in his speech in the United States in September this year. An elected CM of a state of India might have never said such a thing against the union of India which was said by CM Lalduhoma. He said in his speech, “As I approach the end of my speech, I want to let everyone here know that the primary reason I accepted the invitation to visit the United States is to seek a path towards unity for all of us. We are one people—brothers and sisters—and we cannot afford to be divided or apart from one another. I want us to have the conviction and confidence that one day, through the strength of God, who made us a nation, we will rise together under one leadership to achieve our destiny of nationhood. While a country may have borders, a true nation transcends such limitations. We have been unjustly divided, forced to exist under three different governments in three different countries, and this is something we can never accept. We are fortunate that we are still connected through our lands and that there are no pretenders to insert themselves in our midst and cause division – this truly is a blessing from God. I, therefore, sincerely urge you to engage your hearts and minds towards the concept of unity for our people and to continue to work together in pursuance of this goal. God has many tools and in this context, the Bible verse, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit” should always be our refuge in good times or bad . Let us continue to pray to our God, ceaselessly.”
