Hehehe Uttaam! I too saw the photograph. These self-righteous, sons-of-soil, are hell-bent in getting rid of these 'dangerous desuali' elements and their dirty habits (imported). But, wearing jeans is fine (see photo). After all, jeans, hamburgers, and moving ones hips to a western number are all a part of Manipuri culture, isn't it?
I say, good for them and hobo diok! --Ram da On 10/26/07, uttam borthakur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ram Da > > The news and a photograph showing destruction of 'imported' meethapatti > made my friend CA Devajit Sharma remark: 'Only drugs will be allowed in > Manipur henceforth'. > > *Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From the AT > _______________ > > *RPF warns against import of meethapati > *From Sobhapati Samom > IMPHAL,Oct 25 – Manipur-based outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) > has warned the Indian Airlines and other transport agencies against helping > in bringing the banned meethapati (betel leaf) into the State in future. > > The import and sale of meethapati has been banned in Manipur since October > 15 last.The outfit has imposed a blanket ban on import and sale of zarda, > khaini and talab in Manipur since the last four years. The outfit said those > whosoever involved in import and sale of the meethapati, violating the ban > order, would be "considered for punishment". > > The outfit also claimed the responsibility for killing one non-local > Prasad (35), who worked as an agent of meethapati, zarda and khaini at > Ningthoukhong in Manipur's Bishnupur district. He was awarded capital > punishment on Monday at around 6.30 pm for failing to heed to the repeated > warnings of the outfit. > > In a statement, assistant secretary, communication and publicity of the > outfit, Lily Leima said that Prasad had been working as an agent of zarda, > khaini and meethapati in the State for the last 15 years. > > In spite of the ban imposed on zarda and khaini by the outfit long ago and > the subsequent ban on meethapati since October 15 this year, Prasad > continued to supply these harmful substances with complete disregard to the > warnings given to him, the statement said. > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > *Uttam Kumar Borthakur* > > ------------------------------ > Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click > here<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_webmessenger_5/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php>to > know how. > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >
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