Manipur Police booked a journalist and another activist under the National Security Act (NSA) on Monday, over their offensive social media posts on the death of Manipur state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief S Tikendra Singh, who passed away due to Covid-19 infection last week. Journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem and activist Erendro Leichombam were arrested on May 13 (Thursday night) from their homes after the state BJP vice-president, Usham Deban, and general secretary P Premananda Meetei filed a complaint against them alleging the duo had posted offensive comments over the death of Saikhom Tikendra Singh on Facebook.
Manipur BJP chief S Tikendra Singh passed away on May 13 due to COVID-19. He was under treatment at Shija Hospital in Imphal.
Manipur BJP President S Tikendra Singh Dies Of Covid-19
BJP President J P Nadda and Union minister Kiren Rijiju have expressed profound grief over death of Manipur party head.
Outlook Web Bureau 13 May 2021, Last Updated at 10:47 pm Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-13T22:41:41+05:30 Manipur BJP President S Tikendra Singh Dies Of Covid-19 outlookindia.com 2021-05-13T22:47:24+05:30
Manipur BJP president S Tikendra Singh died at a hospital in Imphal on Thursday evening. The 69-year-old BJP leader was undergoing treatment for Covid-19.
Singh had tested positive for the virus on April 27.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh while informing about the death tweeted, Im at a loss of word to learn that Prof S Tiken Singh, president BJP Manipur, has passed away just a while ago.