Kuki-Zo Council floated as apex body
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 11: A Kuki-Zo Council was officially formed today as the highest decision making body of Kuki-Zo communities and five members have been elected.
The council members have been entrusted with the responsibility of guiding and leading the Kuki-Zo communities in the face of the current ethnic conflict with the Meiteis.
The elected leaders are Ch Ajang Khongsai as chief of the governing council, Haenlianthang Vaiphei as chairman, Thangzamang Zou as secretary, GS Gangte as finance secretary and Khaikhohauh Gangte as information secretary.
The Kuki-Zo council shall provide a unified platform for addressing common political issues and advancing the collective interests of the community.
The council, composed of representatives from various Kuki-Zo tribes and Inpis, will act as a formal governing body, serving as a forum for dialogue, decision-making, and advocacy on behalf of the Kuki-Zo people, said a press release issued by the council’s newly elected information secretary Khaikhohauh Gangte.
The council aims to promote unity, uphold traditional values, and ensure the overall well-being and progress of the Kuki-Zo communities.
It will play a crucial role in strengthening the political voice of the Kuki-Zo people at both local and National levels, it said.
The Kuki-Zo council, established today, shall become the highest decision-making body for the Kuki-Zo people, it claimed.
With all inpis and tribe presidents serving as governing council members, alongside an executive committee comprising two representatives from each inpis and tribe organizations, this council will hold the sole authority to represent Kuki-Zo civil societies, it asserted.
Representatives from Vaiphei Peoples Council, United Zou Organisation, Gangte Tribe Union, Hmar Inpui, Mizo Peoples Council, Thadou Tribe Council, Any Kuki Tribes Council, Kuki Inpi Manipur and the Kuki Inpis at the district level were present in the meeting to elect the new leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council, it added.
IMPHAL, Oct 11: A Kuki-Zo Council was officially formed today as the highest decision making body of Kuki-Zo communities and five members have been elected.
The council members have been entrusted with the responsibility of guiding and leading the Kuki-Zo communities in the face of the current ethnic conflict with the Meiteis.
The elected leaders are Ch Ajang Khongsai as chief of the governing council, Haenlianthang Vaiphei as chairman, Thangzamang Zou as secretary, GS Gangte as finance secretary and Khaikhohauh Gangte as information secretary.
The Kuki-Zo council shall provide a unified platform for addressing common political issues and advancing the collective interests of the community.
The council, composed of representatives from various Kuki-Zo tribes and Inpis, will act as a formal governing body, serving as a forum for dialogue, decision-making, and advocacy on behalf of the Kuki-Zo people, said a press release issued by the council’s newly elected information secretary Khaikhohauh Gangte.
The council aims to promote unity, uphold traditional values, and ensure the overall well-being and progress of the Kuki-Zo communities.
It will play a crucial role in strengthening the political voice of the Kuki-Zo people at both local and National levels, it said.
The Kuki-Zo council, established today, shall become the highest decision-making body for the Kuki-Zo people, it claimed.
With all inpis and tribe presidents serving as governing council members, alongside an executive committee comprising two representatives from each inpis and tribe organizations, this council will hold the sole authority to represent Kuki-Zo civil societies, it asserted.
Representatives from Vaiphei Peoples Council, United Zou Organisation, Gangte Tribe Union, Hmar Inpui, Mizo Peoples Council, Thadou Tribe Council, Any Kuki Tribes Council, Kuki Inpi Manipur and the Kuki Inpis at the district level were present in the meeting to elect the new leaders of the Kuki-Zo Council, it added.