The Delhi Association of the Manipur Muslim Students (DAMMS) organised an emergency meeting following objectionable portrayal of Manipur Pangal community in a seminar on “Metei Pangal Khuntok Numit (Advent of Metei Pangal Migration in Manipur)” organised by a civil society group MEIPAK Ningthou Committee in Imphal and publication of provocative news regarding the origin of Pangal community in Manipur.
DAMMS president Muzammil Kori said, “We appreciate the initiative of the organisers in trying to understand the Pangal society better, which is in fact the need of the hour; however, we consider that matters related to the identity of the Pangals have to be discussed and decided with maximum participation from the Pangal community.”
“DAMMS considers the drive as ironical and highly sceptical for the fact that some organisers were involved in publishing certain controversial distorted and fabricated historical origin and demographic profiles of Pngals in Manipur. We would request the organisers to engage with all the necessary stakeholders for any further engagements regarding the Pangal community in future,” said Muzammil.
