Artax Shimray resigns as TNL president
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Pamreiso Shimray
Ukhrul, August 19 2014:
Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) president Artax Shimray has tendered his resignation on Tuesday a month short of completing a year in office.
An official source from TNL secretariat office confirmed that the TNL president Artax Shimray had submitted resignation letter to his vice president on Tuesday afternoon.
His resignation would be officially forwarded to the speaker of TNL Assembly Affairs in a day or two for necessary procedure.
A copy of the resignation letter was not available till this evening.
However, an official source stated that he cited inability to fulfill public aspiration as official reason in his letter.
Artax Shimray was elected to the office of the apex Tangkhul social organisation on October 1, 1 2013 .
He was elected to the office following the controversy surrounding the murder of Jonathan Kashung, who was also frontrunner candidate for TNL president last year.