Save Manipur from Artificial Humanitarian Crisis

21st May 2010

Dear All,

The people of Manipur of all the districts in the hills and the valley are suffering due to the road blockade for more than a month.

There is shortage of the basic needs to survival – food and other commodities. There is acute shortage of fuel, which impacts in children not being able to go to schools. Let us not deprive people the right to food, and the right to education. Hospitals have run out of oxygen, there is shortage of medicines. One old woman passenger died due to lack of medical attention when buses got stranded in the hills for days. The stock of essential commodities is diminishing day by day in the hills too. The lack of fuel has affected media/ communication/ mobile phone towers since generators cannot even function. Public transport vehicle fares have also gone up.

Therefore, we are appealing to the Central Government and State Government to solve the crisis. The Civil bodies are also requested to bring the matter to an amicable solution.

We also request the organisations who are calling the road blockade to use other means of protest, as it is only the common people of all communities who are suffering.

We also request the different communities to maintain peace and harmony. Leaving aside our political and territorial issues, let’s maintain peace, let’s spread love and brotherhood. Let’s not block the roads in Manipur, let’s not stop the vehicles going to Manipur. Let’s stop the counter blockades. Let’s not indulge in spreading false rumours and hatred. Let’s think about the innocent lots who are suffering in the hills and the valley alike.

We the undersigned:
1 Achon Pamei (Manipur)
2 Adam Dilip Mutum
3 Ahanthem Chitra (Manipur)
4 Akee Sorokhaibam (Mumbai)
5 Akoijam Ronen (Singapore)
6 Aldrin (Manipur)
7 Amenla Imchen
8 Amongla Mongro (Manipur)
9 Amrit Koijam (Bangalore)
10 Amrita Kaushik (Jammu)
11 Anand (Manipur)
12 Angang Kamson (Manipur)
13 Angou (Manipur)
14 Animesh Meher (Orrisa)
15 Anita Golmei (Delhi)
16 Anthony Baite (Manipur)
17 Anthony Chirom (Bangalore)
18 Aparajita Das
19 Aping Khumlo (Delhi)
20 Archana Rao
21 Arora Langpok (Bangalore)
22 Asha Singh
23 Ashini Kumar Ningombam (Delhi)
24 Atmanand Chaurasia (Bangalore)
25 Atom Samarendra (Manipur)
26 Babina Wahengbam (Delhi)
27 Balan B (Bangalore)
28 Basanta (Chandigarh)
29 Becky Tombing Khumanthem (Hyderabad)
30 Bem Haokip (Manipur)
31 Bhumenjoy Konsam (Pune)
32 Bilal Khan ( Pakistan)
33 Bipin (Delhi)
34 Biren (Manipur)
35 Birjit Ningomba(Washington)
36 Bishwajit Meetei Okram (Ireland).
37 Bishwojit Konsam (UK)
38 Biswajit Khumuckcham (Delhi)
39 Bobby Oinam
40 Boicha Thokchom (Bangalore)
41 Bolin Wahengbam (Bangalore)
42 Bomcha (Manipur)
43 Boss Armando Leishangthem (Bangalore)
44 Burning Voices (www.burningvoices.com)
45 Chakho mao (Manipur)
46 Chandrakant Aribam (Germany)
47 Chaoba Phuritshabam (Delhi)
48 ChitaranjanThoudam (Mumbai)
49 Cleave (Manipur)
50 Danny Maisnam (Delhi)
51 Dave Thoudam (Mumbai)
52 Daya Paonam (Bangalore)
53 Debananda Karam ( Silchar)
54 Deep Arora
55 Deepa Khomdram
56 Deepak Khundrakpam (Dubai)
57 Deepak Shijagurumayum (Manipur)
58 Devakishor Soraisam (Bangalore)
59 Devi Prasad Pyla (Hyderabad)
60 Dhanapriya Kakchingtabam
61 Dhanarani Rajkumari (Delhi)
62 Dia Bhatt
63 Dilip Mutum (Coventry)
64 Dineshwari Sougaijam (Bangalore)
65 Dolly Limbu (Delhi)
66 Don Bosco Imphal Alumni
67 Donnei Haokip (Manipur)
68 Doren Thangjam
69 Duran Thiyam (Mumbai)
70 Dwipen Khwairakpam (Mumbai)
71 Esther Hmar (Manipur)
72 Ethel Varte (Manipur)
73 Firdausi Ali (Delhi)
74 Francis Lhouvum (Manipur)
75 Gagan Jain (Mumbai)
76 Gagan Kataria
77 Gaikhamdin (Manipur)
78 Gaimei golmei (Manipur)
79 Gaishingam (Manipur)
80 Ganesh Muralidharan
81 Gouri Thounaojam (New Delhi)
82 Grace chhakchhuak (Manipur)
83 Gurmit Singh
84 Haricharan (Manipur)
85 Harpreet (Manipur)
86 Heikrujam Pinky (Delhi)
87 Hemchand (Manipur)
88 Imo Loitongbam (Delhi)
89 Imocha (Manipur)
90 Imochouba Elangbam
91 Ingocha Mayengbam
92 Irengbam Dinesh Singh (Delhi)
93 Irengbam Rubita (Delhi)
94 Irom Rohen
95 Ithoiba Potshangbam
96 James Kabui (Manipur)
97 James Laishram
98 James RK (Manipur)
99 Jammy Maisnam (Mumbai)
100 Jaojianthai Rongmei (Bangalore)
101 Jayanta Oinam (Delhi)
102 Jeet Chandra (Manipur)
103 Jenny Limbu (Delhi)
104 Jessica Yumlembam (Manipur)
105 Jiten (Manipur)
106 Joseph Haokip (Manipur)
107 Joy Mukherjee
108 Joysana Chingnakham (Kolkata)
109 Juliana Mutum (Melbourne)
110 Juliana Rongmei (Manipur)
111 Jyotin (Manipur)
112 kakchingtabam Dhanapriya
113 Kamlesh S Mishra ( Nagpur)
114 Kamna Datt (Gurgoan)
115 Kaningjeiliu Pamei (New Delhi)
116 Kapil Arambam
117 Kaviraj (Manipur)
118 Kavita Joshi
119 Keith Wallang (Shillong)
120 Kevin Menezes (Mumbai)
121 Khamnam Robinsun
122 Kheithellakpam Chandani (Gujarat)
123 Khelen Kangjam (Bangalore)
124 Khumanthem Olendro (Delhi)
125 Khumuckcham Bikram (Delhi)
126 Khumuckcham Bisheshwor (Jharkhand)
127 Khwairakpam Renuka (Delhi)
128 Kim vaiphei (Manipur)
129 Kiran Oinam (Delhi)
130 Kiran Rajkumari (Delhi)
131 Kishore Kumar (Tamil Nadu)
132 Komkhokai Gangte (Manipur)
133 Konjengbam Lakshmi Priyadarshini (Bangalore)
134 Krishnakanta Laiphangbam (Bangalore)
135 Kriti Das Thokchom (Kolkata)
136 Kshetrimayum Onil (Manipur)
137 L. Gitarani (Delhi)
138 Laisram Indira (Melbourne)
139 Laitonjam Momo Singh (Delhi)
140 Lakshmikant Sharma (Manipur)
141 Lamabam Chinglenkhomba (Bangalore)
142 Laxmi Maisnam(Pune)
143 Lin Laishram (New York)
144 Linthoi Akoijam (UK)
145 Lira Ngangom (New Delhi)
146 Little Flower Imphal Alumni
147 Lucy Khiangte (Manipur)
148 Lukhendro Keisham (Bangalore)
149 Lukhoi (Manipur)
150 M C George (Delhi)
151 Mahesh (Manipur)
152 Mahesh Paonam (Bangalore)
153 Maisnam Dhaneswari (Doha)
154 Mancy Khangembam (Loktak)
155 Mangboi (Delhi)
156 Manisana (Manipur)
157 Manish Tiwary
158 Manish Tomar (UK)
159 Manjoo Bachaspatimayum Lalwani (Sydney)
160 Manoj Kumar Reddy
161 Manvinder Sandhu
162 Marina Dlima (Mumbai)
163 Martin Haobam (Bangalore)
164 Mayank (Manipur)
165 Md Feroze (Manipur)
166 Md. Abzal Khan (New Delhi)
167 Meghachandra Mutum (China)
168 Meghanath Ngangom (Bangalore)
169 Mehul Choube (Pune)
170 Meitei A.C.
171 Melinda Jorinpuii (Manipur)
172 Miranda Rajkumari (Malaysia)
173 Momo
174 Monica Singireddy (Australia)
175 Monika Khangembam (Loktak)
176 Monish Belel
177 Monish Gattem ( Raipur)
178 Monish Karam (Singapore)
179 Muhindro (Manipur)
180 Nageshwar (Manipur)
181 Nandkishore Sharma
182 Naoba Ahanthem (Manipur)
183 Naorem Romina (Delhi)
184 Narayanan (Manipur)
185 Naresh Luwang Pheiroijam (Dubai)
186 Neeraj Gupta
187 Neha Saxena (Mumbai)
188 Nelson Elangbam (Mumbai)
189 Ngangbam Jogendra Khumancha(Bhopal)
190 Nilakantha Ngangbam (Bangalore)
191 Ningsuhen Waikhom (Pune)
192 Ningthoujam Naresh (Bangalore)
193 Nitesh Gawade ( Mumbai)
194 Nivedita Salam (Bangalore)
195 Paonam Thoibi (Manipur)
196 Pepen Lotha (Hyderabad)
197 Pouchalung Kamei (Mumbai)
198 Prabhat Gupta
199 Pravabati Chinganbam (Korea)
200 Pravin (Manipur)
201 Preet Inder Singh
202 Premananda Pukhrambam (Bangalore)
203 Premarani Thingom (Australia)
204 Pritam Gurumayum(Delhi)
205 Purnachandra Gurumayum (USA)
206 Pushpendra Yadav
207 Raghavendra Urs (Bangalore)
208 Rajendra Gupta
209 Rajendro (Manipur)
210 Rajesh (Delhi)
211 Rajesh (Manipur)
212 Rajesh Gulati
213 Rajesh Higangmayum (UK)
214 Rajesh Mahajan
215 Rajesh Tiwary
216 Rajkumari Sanjukta
217 Raju Athokpam (Delhi)
218 Ramkumar G (Bangalore)
219 Ramya BB (Karnataka)
220 Ratan (Manipur)
221 Ravi Kannan
222 Rebati Naorem (Manipur)
223 Rebika Ningthoujam (Delhi)
224 Rebika Nongmaithem (Delhi)
225 Rehman (Manipur)
226 Rejith Rajagopal (Mumbai)
227 Ringo Pebam (Bangalore)
228 Rishikanta Pukhrambam (Bangalore)
229 Rita Thokchom
230 Robert Mayanglambam (Bangalore)
231 Robertis Tongbram (USA)
232 Robindro O (Manipur)
233 Robindro W (Manipur)
234 Roger Ahongshangbam (Bangalore)
235 Rojio Usham, delhi
236 Rojit Wahengbam (Bangalore)
237 Romeo Naorem (Delhi)
238 Romeo Ningombam (Bangalore)
239 Romesh Oinam (Delhi)
240 Romila Angom
241 Romila Haobam
242 Ron Abraham (Bangalore)
243 Ronid Chingangbam (Delhi)
244 Ronnie (Delhi)
245 Rose Chongthu (Manipur)
246 Roshan Ngangom (Texas)
247 Roshan Samom (Manipur)
248 Rowland Soibam (Delhi)
249 Rubita Irengbam
250 Rueben Akham
251 Rupesh Gupta
252 Sagar Sharma
253 Sam Khumanthem (Hyderabad)
254 Samit Rumde (Mumbai)
255 Sanabam Maneka (Delhi)
256 Sanabam Subash (Delhi)
257 Sanahal Yumlembam (Bangalore)
258 Sandeep Chatterjee
259 Sandhya Kumari
260 Sandip Chauhan (Mumbai)
261 Sangeeta Salam
262 Sanjeeta Aheibam, Hyderabad
263 Sanjeev Tiwari
264 Sanjukta Samom
265 Santosh Palakkal (Mumbai)
266 Sapan Wagmare
267 Sashi (Manipur)
268 Satyajit Usham (Manipur)
269 Saurabh Kumar Jain (Mumbai)
270 Seema Daundkar (Mumbai)
271 Sehkhomang khongsai :(Delhi)
272 Seram Rojesh( India)
273 Shabnam Ali (Delhi)
274 Shahid Akhtar Jalaly (Delhi)
275 Shaileshkumar Sawale (Mumbai)
276 Shankar (Delhi)
277 Shanta Laishram
278 Shanta Laishram (Zurich)
279 Shanti Thokchom (Oklahoma)
280 Shivaji (Manipur)
281 Shivani Thoidingjam (Delhi)
282 Soibam Haripriya (Delhi)
283 Soken (Manipur)
284 Somchandra Nahakpam (Korea)
285 Sonia Yumlembam (Delhi)
286 Sonyboy Narengbam (Bangalore)
287 Soroma Mayengbam (Singapore)
288 Stoney Kom (Delhi)
289 Subhash (Manipur)
290 Suchitra Samom (Delhi)
291 Suchitra Shamjetshabam(Delhi)
292 Sudipto (Manipur)
293 Sujoy Manipur)
294 Sukumar Elangbam (Bangalore)
295 Sukumar Sorokhaibam (Bangalore)
296 Sumitra Thoidingjam (Delhi)
297 Sunil Soubam
298 Supriya Shijagurumayum (Dubai)
299 Surchand (Bangalore)
300 Surekha Nameirakpam
301 Suresh Laishram
302 Sushilia Thoidingjam (Manipur)
303 Sushma Nayak (Montreal)
304 Sushmita Ghosh
305 Susmit Bose (Delhi)
306 Takhellabam Romeo (Delhi)
307 Takhellambam Chandrasekhar (Bangalore)
308 Tangjakhombi Yambem (Manipur)
309 Tarun Samurailatpam (Delhi)
310 Tejas Shah (Mumbai)
311 Tekki Laishram (UK)
312 Tez Thokchom (Bangalore)
313 Thavasuraman (Tamil Nadu)
314 Thingom Premarani (Australia)
315 Thoibi Wahengbam (New Delhi)
316 Thokchom Bibinaz (Delhi)
317 Thokchom Donpriya Devi (Delhi)
318 Thokchom Monica (Delhi)
319 Thomas Guite (Manipur)
320 Thounaojam Jiteshwar (Delhi)
321 Thounaojam Umeshkanta (Delhi)
322 Tiken (Manipur)
323 Tiken Moirangthem (Bangalore)
324 Tom Tom Chanu (Pune)
325 Umakanta Nongthombam
326 Umi Kangjam (Bangalore)
327 Usha Aher (Mumbai)
328 Usha Rajkumari
329 Vandana Joshi
330 Vandana Malhotra
331 Venkatesh Rao (Mumbai)
332 Vigneshwar Jaiprakash (Hyderabad)
333 Vik Sorensangbam (Montreal)
334 Vikash (Manipur)
335 Vimala Rajkumar (Delhi)
336 Vimol Kshetrimayum (Pune)
337 Vipul (Manipur)
338 Vishal (Manipur)
339 Vivek Shetty (Mumbai)
340 Wangjam Premchand (Delhi)
341 Yogesh Buwa (Maharashtra)
342 Yumlembam Deepika (Jalgaon)
343 Yumlembam Ranjita (Erode)
344 Yumnam Mukesh (Ujjain)

A copy is also being sent to:

1. President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
2. Vice President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari
3. Chairperson of the ruling UPA, Smt. Sonia Gandhi
4. Home Minister of India, Shri P. Chidambaram
5. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Smt. Sushma Swaraj
6. Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri O. Ibobi Singh
7. Chief Minister of Nagaland, Shri. Neiphiu Rio
6. Governor of Manipur, Shri Gurbachan Jagat
7. Governor of Nagaland, Shri. Nikhil Kumar
8. Civil Bodies of Manipur
9. Civil Bodies of Nagaland
10. People of Manipur
11. People of Nagaland
12. National Media Houses
13. Media Houses of Manipur
14. Media Houses of Nagaland
15. Media Houses of North East India
16. International Media Houses

Dated: 21st May 2010

References:
– <a href=”http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8694107.stm”>Road blockade chokes Indian state’s lifeline</a> – BBC
– <a href=”http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/13/stories/2010051358060900.htm”>Manipuri woman dies of starvation and lack of medical care</a> – THE HINDU
– <a href=”http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/manipur-blockade-healthcare-crisis-26161.php?u=0820″>Manipur blockade: Healthcare crisis</a> – NDTV
– <a href=”http://www.hindustantimes.com/Manipur-facing-its-worst-ever-fuel-crisis-due-to-economic-blockade/Article1-544667.aspx”>Manipur facing its worst-ever fuel crisis due to economic blockade</a> – THE HINDUSTAN TIMES