King of Manipur? This photo of the CM is going viral, and people are angry

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, on Thursday, declared history being created through his official Twitter handle as “all communities and tribes” of Manipur came “together as one in the fight against drugs and poppy plantations in the State at a public convention held in Imphal today.”

He tweeted a video of the pledge for ‘War on Drugs’ and pictures from the public convention, attended by “leaders of more than 32 tribes who took a collective pledge to support #WaronDrugs campaign and stand against all illegal poppy plantations in the State.”

Well, this could be news. But, what went viral instead was a picture shared by an unverified Facebook account, in the chief minister’s name, showing Singh walk in to a facility with hands folded, as schoolchildren lined up on both sides, kneeling and bowing, their heads touching the ground, as if in deep reverence.