Imphal Jul 29 MNS\/UNA : The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) Monday alleged that India government and its agents were trying in every possible way to put the Manipuris in bad light, while reacting strongly reacting to a remark of Indian ambassador to Myanmar who is currently in Imphal.
\nIndian Ambassador to Myanmar, Gautam Mukhopadhaya who arrived here on Sunday on a four day visit has said that the Centre was taking up steps to allow free movement of Indian and Myanmar citizens in both countries with an aim to boost trade relations as well as provide better health facility to Myanmarese citizens.
\nReacting to his remark \u201cThe Shija Hospital\u2019s visit to Myanmar would go a long way in changing the Myanmarese people\u2019s notion of Manipuris being very hostile\u201d during his visit at the private hospital, the UNLF alleged that \u201cIndia colonial government\u201d and its agents were trying in every possible way to put the Manipuris in bad light as well as to put its relation with its immediate neighbouring nation strained so that the freedom struggle of Manipuris against \u201cIndian occupation\u201d gets no sympathy and support from the neighbouring nations.
\nHis remark was \u201ccruel and sarcastic.\u201d His intentionally did forget in that historically Manipur has closer affinity to its South East Asian neighbours racially, culturally and society; and enjoyed good relations with them although there were skirmishes at times.
\nIn a statement signed by its senior publicity secretary Ksh Yoheiba further alleged that \u201cIndia is sacrificing the land and the interest of Manipuri people, to keep Indian interest intake.\u201d
\nGautam Mukhopadya\u2019s sarcastic pun is in bad taste as all the neighbouring nations know the colonial and hegemonic designs of India very well.
\nThough India gained its freedom after a long and hard fought struggle against the British; it immediately assumed the role of the colonial power in the region and annexed the smaller Western South East Asian kingdoms (called North-East by India), some treacherously and some forcibly.
\nThe Indian colonialism showed its true colour when militarily it military action. In the same pattern the Himalayan kingdom of sikkim was annexed treacherously in 1975. And now the soveignity and independence of the small neighbouring naitons like Nepal and Bhutan are at stake as they are landlocked and the hegemonic India threatens to block its nearest and only passage to the sea at the slightest reason, and thereby keeping them under their dictates.
\nTherefore, India bullying around the region with a very transparent, regional expansionist policy is the real aggressor to the existence of all the smaller neighbouring naitons.
\nHence, the cynical remark of the Indian ambassador can not dampen the spirit of freindliness and co-operaiton between the two neighbours as both the peoples of Manipuri and Myanmar are well aware of India\u2019s dubious intentions, the statement added.<\/p>\n\n