Manipur Rajya Sabha MP Sarda Devi visits family of deceased musician Chongtham Vikram

Rajya Sabha MP Sarda Devi on September 8 visited the family of deceased Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram at Lourung Purel Leikai in Thangmeiband, Imphal West, and offered her condolences.

Sarda Devi met Vikram’s grieving parents, 96-year-old Chongtham Birendrakumar, a retired veterinary doctor, and his 86-year-old mother, Chongtham Ongbi Kamala.

Kamala was a well-known singer in Manipur and also served as a senior announcer with All India Radio.

The BJP MP expressed solidarity with the bereaved family and shared their grief over Vikram’s death. She was accompanied by BJP leaders and party workers during the visit.

Vikram, a 54-year-old musician from Manipur, died in Delhi after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of delivery workers and dhaba staff outside his residence in Kilokari on September 7. Delhi Police have arrested seven men and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the case.