Manipur bans ‘controversial’ book on merger agreement
HY News
15 November, 2022 11:41 am IST
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The Manipur government on Monday declared the book titled "The Complexity Called MANIPUR: Roots, Perceptions and Reality" as ‘forfeited’, considering the book as "grossly misleading and scandalous".
Written by the late Brigadier Sushil Kumar Sharma and published by Viva Books Private Ltd, the book was based on the retired CRPF officer’s PhD thesis that claimed the princely state of Manipur had comprised only 700 square miles of the valley area at the time of its merger with India, implying that the hill areas — inhabited by Naga, Kuki and other tribes — had not been part of it.
An order issued by the state home department said, “The history relating to ‘Manipur Merger Agreement’ is a very sensitive and emotional subject for the native people of the state”.
Further, the order said “the information may even amount to breach of peace and public tranquillity and maintenance of harmony between various communities residing in the state thereby impacting national security and national integrity”.
The order said the further circulation of the book containing grossly “misleading, factually incorrect information and scandalous statement” would create misunderstanding and tension between the communities residing in the valley and hill areas, leading to violence. The order said the book should be forfeited to the state government.
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