TURA:
Hoping to woo the voters of the state in the upcoming assembly elections and adding a musical note to its campaign, the Meghalaya Trinamool Congress (TMC) on January 11 introduced the campaign song in two languages – Khasi and Garo – launched simultaneously in Shillong and Tura.
According to the Trinamool Congress, the song – Hoi Kiw Haka TMC in Khasi and Ahowee Inchrona in Garo– encapsulates the energy of the people of Meghalaya, calling everyone to march forward towards development and change with Meghalaya TMC.
While TMC State President Charles Pyngrope launched the Khasi version of the song in the State Party Office along with Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, in the Garo Hills it was launched by Trinamool Congress Legislature Party Leader Mukul Sangma before supporters at its Tura Party Office amid the presence of other Meghalaya TMC leaders and media.
The Trinamool believes the campaign song captures the hopes and determination of the diverse communities, which see Meghalaya TMC as the only alternative to usher the state into an era of growth and prosperity.
“The song also celebrates the public sentiment which longs for the light at the end of the dark tunnel created by other political parties. The voices in the song express the TMC’s vision of a prosperous, peaceful, and progressive Meghalaya,” stated the TMC.
Artists from across the length and breadth of the state came together to create the musical masterpiece which is an ode to the beautiful hill state and its different communities, states the Trinamool.
Speaking at the launch in Tura, Meghalaya TMC Legislature Party leader Dr. Mukul Sangma said, “The campaign song speaks for itself. It resonates with the hopes and aspirations of our beloved people from all walks of life. It is a reflection of the pulse of the people and our resolve to respond to the needs of our people. This song tells our commitment to address the concerns of youth who are victims of unemployment and other issues. This campaign song talks about the change that is needed, and is inevitable. It is also a replica of the sense of oneness among the people of Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, and Garo Hills,” stated Mukul Sangma.
Earlier, in Shillong, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien said, “We are here with the team led by Dr. Mukul Sangma and Charles Pyngrope to make a difference. We are here for the long run. The focus of Meghalaya TMC is that it is of the people of Meghalaya, for the people of Meghalaya, and by the people of Meghalaya. The good thing about our party is that we don’t have any high command which calls for checks in Delhi or Kolkata. Even something like the campaign song and its video was written, visualised, and edited by the people of Meghalaya.”
Flash mobs will also be organised in the Police Bazaar, Shillong and Tura Bazaar, Tura this evening to take the song to the people.