CPI(M) mourns demise of its veteran leader Meitram Shamu

IMPHAL, Dec 9
Manipur State Council, Communist Party of India has condoled the demise of its comrade Meitram Shamu, a veteran leader of CPI(M) and Kisan Sabha leader of Manipur who expired on December 8 in his village Awang Jiri, Imphal at the age of 92.
The State Secretariat of CPI(M) organised a condolence meeting, today, in the State office and observed two minutes silence in memory of its comrade Shamu.
His demise is a great loss to the party and peasants of Manipur, it said while extending heartfelt condolences to his family members.
A press release issued by CPI (M) stated that comrade Shamu was one of the first generation communist in Manipur.
He joined the communist party under the leadership of Jananeta Irawat Singh, the founder of communist party in 1948, and participated in the peasants movement during the late 1940s and early 1950s and was in the underground for four years.
Comrade Shamu was in the movement for Legislative Assembly, Statehood, Manipuri Language and against AFSPA etc.
Comrade Meitram Shamu was a founder State Secretariat Member of CPI(M) in Manipur in 1967.
He was elected as secretary of the party's State unit by the 7th Manipur State Conference of CPI(M) in 1981 at Keibi, Imphal.
He served the party as a secretary for four terms, it said and added that he also served the village panchayat as Pradhan between 1960s and 1970s.
Comrade Shamu attended 11th, 14th,15th and 16th Party Congresses of CPI(M), it added.
The funeral service of Comrade Meitram Shamu was attended by the entire State secretariat of CPI(M) including Kshetrimayum Santa, Sarat Salam, Yumnam Ratan and Sougrakpam Roma and CPI State assistant secretary Maisnam Joykumar and other leaders and paid their last Salute.