A Hindi film will be screened in violence-hit Manipur on Independence Day for the first time in more than two decades.
Hmar Students’ Association Has Planned To Screen Hindi Film In Churachandpur
Tribal organization Hmar Students’ Association (HSA) has planned to screen a Hindi film at Rengkai in Churachandpur district on Tuesday evening.
The HSA did not disclose the name of the movie. On August 14, the HSA in a statement said, “This is to show our defiance and opposition to terror groups which have subjugated the tribals for decades.”
“Join us in taking a pledge to continue our fight for freedom and justice,” it added. The last Hindi film that was publicly screened in the state was ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in 1998.
“We will be declaring our freedom from the anti-national terror groups who have announced a boycott of Independence Day,” the statement added. The ban on screening of Hindi films was imposed in Manipur by rebel outfit Revolutionary Peoples’ Front in September 2000.
