Tangkhul Leadership Summit 2017 begins

From Our Correspondent

UKHRUL | Nov 30

The first edition of the Tangkhul Leadership Summit has begun today with active participation of leaders from across the social spectrum of the district at Town Hall, Ukhrul, under the theme ‘Explore Your Possibilities’.

In his keynote address, TBCA youth union, executive secretary, Ramnganing Ruivah highlighted that the summit is the first of its kind in the history of the district. It is being initiated with the aim of exploring possibilities in strengthening the capabilities of leaders through result-oriented discussion and sharing of innovative ideas, he added.

43-Phungyar MLA, Leishiyo Keishing as a panellist, shared his views on why he turned to politics to serve the community as a people’s representative.

Leishiyo Keishing, who is an engineer by profession, observed that there is a world of difference between technical professions and politics. He opined that technology works like a robot propelled by inputs, while the politics is all about evolving the best policy and decision making strategies to serve the people.

Responding to a query from the audience, the MLA lamented that one of the hurdles in fulfilling the wish of the people has been the lack of accurate data on the population of the district. He said that people from the community are scattered in various places out of the region, and thus many have been left out from the previous census data.

Meanwhile, president Tangkhul Shanao Long (TSL), Grace Shatshang stated that women leaders should strive to empower women folk, by striving for equal representation in the decision making process of the society.

Furthermore, as panellist in the second session, executive secretary TBCA, Mathotmi Vasha, director TTA, YL Mingthing and president TBPA, Remember Rimai exhorted on how both the church and social leaders should work together to strengthen the relationship between the church and the state.

The two-day summit was organized by TBCA youth union under the sponsorship of the Northeast India Youth Advanced Mission (NIYAM), Ukhrul.

The summit will be bringing leaders from different areas and walks of life, including CVOs, churches, politics, entertainment and others. The second day will also feature 45-Chingai MLA, Khashim Vashum and other prominent Tangkhul leaders who have made a positive impact on the community.