The veteran tribal leader passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on February 21. He was a three-time legislator from the Thanlon Assembly constituency.
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Mortal remains of Manipur BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte will be laid to rest on Saturday, July 4, in the Churachandpur district, 134 days after he succumbed to injuries sustained during the ethnic violence in the north-eastern state, according to the Zomi Council.
The apex tribal body on Friday informed that the body of the 62-year-old leader, who belonged to the Zomi tribal community, was kept at the Churachandpur District Hospital after it was brought from Delhi, IANS reported.
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The veteran tribal leader passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on February 21. He was a three-time legislator from the Thanlon Assembly constituency.
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After getting brutally attacked during the ethnic violence in Manipur on May 4, 2023, Valte had been undergoing prolonged medical treatment in Delhi.
After getting discharged, he was staying in the Kuki-Zo-dominated Churachandpur district.
When his health deteriorated, Valte got airlifted from Imphal to New Delhi on February 8 for advanced medical treatment. He remained admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram and breathed his last on February 21.
According to IANS, Valte was critically injured by a mob on May 4, 2023, in Imphal. This happened soon after he attended a meeting with the then Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. This left him with multiple grievous injuries and partial paralysis. Later on, he underwent months of intensive medical treatment.
Valte’s driver was also killed in the attack.
“Valte will be buried at a cemetery in Dorcas Veng village in Churachandpur district on Saturday afternoon,” Zomi Council Secretary (Information and Publicity) Mary Jones Vung said in a statement on Friday.
The statement added: “Family members, relatives, friends, well-wishers, church leaders, community leaders and representatives of various organisations are invited to join in honouring the life and legacy of Vungzagin Valte and to stand in solidarity with his family during this time of grief.”
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