Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 30 2010:
The Kabui Samiti Manipur today drew the attention of authority concerns to include Kabuis as Kabui tribe in the Census exercise which is scheduled to commence from June 1, next.
A statement of the Samiti signed by its general secretary PG Makuningbou Kabui reminded that Kabui tribe is included among the list of tribes in the Indian Constitution.
As per the census report of 2001, the total number was 62,216 which is not the actual count as some groups of people who do not want to be Kabui claimed themselves to other tribes which were not included in the list of tribes in the constitution.
As a result of this, the population of the tribe was reduced the Samiti assumed and appealed the concern authorities to give Kabui tribes in upcoming census report.