Imphal, February 20 2009: The Ministry of Information & Publicity, NSCN-IM has flayed the Hueiyen Lanpao for what it called "irresponsible" role the daily took in reporting the recent brutal murder of SDO Dr Th Kishan and his two subordinate staff.

A press release of the NSCN-IM issued yesterday stated that "irresponsible was the role Hueiyen Lanpao and Joint Action Committee (JAC) took".

"Restraint is the need of the hour under such situation.

People's emotion should not be generated in such manner, directed against any organization.

This is unbecoming of the role of mass media.

Common people are prone to believe the newspaper's reports as gospel truth, and thereby carried away easily.

Things can turn more explosive when such situation is exploited by anti-social elements with communal sting.

More surprising was the manner of sit-in protest by women in Imphal organized by JAC".

The press release further stated that "everything was directed against NSCN and showing the organization in a very bad taste.

Vulgar and indecent was the placards attacking NSCN in the filthiest language.

This kind of protest is regrettable, and JAC is advised to be more careful and responsible.

Mis-directed protest only goes to hurt people's sentiments, and this is dangerously harmful for social harmony and peaceful co-existence".

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