IMPHAL, Sept 15: Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur who was also the chief minister of Manipur, Rishang Keishing was given an “Outstanding Achievement Award” by the Naga Parliamentarians Forum, Manipur at Tribal Research Institute (TRI), Imphal today.
Ministers, MLAs, ex-MPs, former MLAs and public leaders hailing from Naga community attended the programme.
All the speakers including ministers and MLAs in the function showered praises on the Rajya Sabha MP.
Manipur home minister Gaikhangam said many politicians are looking up to Rishang Keishing as he is an ever mentor figure to them. “He has been our guiding figure and we thank his late parents to have given birth to such a great person from whom many people have been benefiting,” lauded Gaikhangam. The Manipur home minister stated that Rishang Keishing had guided them from the ‘dark to the light’.
Minister Francis Ngajokpa stressed the need for removing the various misunderstandings and start “maximizing our understanding among us”.
The Naga Parliamentarians Forum, Manipur also felicitated Naga ministers and MLAs in the function.
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