Interesting situation in Meghalaya - the state is close to bifurcation with the Garos and the Khasis fighting over the State Education Board:
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/ As usual, the entire state is held captive to one body, KSU - looks like they continue to have goons as their members. Interesting also the fact that Paul Lyngdoh, currently a Cabinet Minister, was the chief of KSU and goon extraordinaire when he was chief. During his times, the KSU's call for a bandh evoked way more fear than perhaps the army's flag marches. That the situation is taking a turn for this is no surprise - the politics of parochialism finds its natural endgame. Majorities (or the modest majorities) having evicted small, defenceless minorities are now going after their erstwhile brothers - yes, never mind the fact that they are also sons of the soil. Similar tensions along tribal lines are a regular feature in Arunachal as well as the other tribes try to vie for political dominance over the Adis. Even in Nagaland fighting erupts ever so often between the Aos and others. I guess the whole thing will come full circle when the Muslims will take up arms to take their share of power and fulfill their destiny. ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
