IMPHAL, December 4: As part of its drive against `lonyan`™, volunteers of Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillon Apunba Lup, MEELAL tore and burned three Manipuri books for inclusion of foreign words and also tore down a banner for not putting the Meitei script today at its head office, Kanglapat Imphal.
Speaking to media, president of the organisation, Sadokpam Tomba Mangang said that the books were tore after the Lexicon Committee of the organisation found foreign `words`™.
He said that MEELAL had already warned the writers not to include foreign words while writing books.
The writers of all the three books were summoned by the Lexicon Committee for correction of the words however as none of them turned up, they have no other option but to tear and ban the books he said.
The three books are `Kainya`™, written by Punshiba Soibam (collection of poetry), `Sahitya Neinarol Ahouba`™, written by Bhorot Sanasam (Prose) and `Manglan Khara Saktam Khara`™, written by Khundongbam Gokulchandra (short story), he added.
Tomba continued that the three books will be banned until the authors come to the office of MEELAL and Lexicon Committee to make their corrections.
He further said that MEELAL is all set to continue the agitation for popularisation of indigenous Meitei script.
He pointed out that from January 1, 2015 all vehicle owners should include the indigenous script on their number plates of their vehicles. The books prescribed by the board of Secondary Education Manipur for class I to X should also be checked for any inclusion of foreign languages and should be corrected if found, he added.
Manipuri film `Court Marriage`™ directed by Bimol Phibou is banned for inclusion of foreign language, he said before adding that the said director is also banned from directing film for his failure to answer to MEELAL`™s summon at its office.
On the other hand, he expressed MEELAL`™s gratitude to actor RK Kaiku for donating land for erecting the statues of 7 Maichous at Maiba khul in Imphal West.