CSU Statement:

The 11^th Election Statement of Chin Student’s Union (India)

The first ever, unique, Chin Students’ body was known as Rangoon University Hill Chin Students’ Union (RUHCSU), was formed in 1946 by a few Chin Students of Rangoon University. The aims and purposes of the union were to fight, to struggle and to participate in the movement of achieving independence from the British Colonial. Chin Students in Rangoon bravely participated in the fight for independence from British Colonial. Burma’s independence on 4 January 1948, the Chin Students were vigilant in extending their roles as a safeguard of the national interest and had played as a strong force on the governments’ policies and the entire national issues of social and political agenda especially on minority ethnic groups. However, when the General Ne Win seized power by force in 1962, forming Students’ Union was immediately prohibited for fear of students’ participants in democracy activities. Students participated in such activities were put to jail. The General Ne Win government had assassinated the students’ leader Salai Tin Maung Oo on 26 June 1976.

In 1988, the peoples’ peaceful movement for democracy (or ‘8888 Democratic Uprising’) broke out in Burma, was led by Students. Students from everywhere had been fighting for the cause of democracy and human rights based on a genuine federal system in Burma. The first ever Chin Students’ Union was formally formed in Falam Township, Chin State of Burma in August 1988. After the military’s coup, many Chin Students drifted out to the neighboring countries of Bangladesh, India, Thailand, and the Chin Students’ Union (CSU) could not stand anymore in Burma.

After many years, Chin Students based in India were of the opinion that it would be good to form a Chin Students’ Union in a liberated area, so the present Chin Students’ Union came to being on 1 October 1995. The motto of Chin Students’ Union is ‘Stand for Chinland’. The Result of 11^th election for central executive committee of Chin Students’ Union is as bellow:-

1.      Salai Sang Hnin Lian                     (President)

2.      Salai Beizachhi Chozah                (Vice-President)

3.      Salai June Nilian Sang                  (General Secretary)

4.      Salai Van Hup Thawng                (Assistant Secretary)

5.      Mai Phoebe                                       (Treasure)

6.      Mai Dawt Hlei Par                          (Secretary of Finance)

7.      Mai Jennifer Sanghleitial             (Secretary of Education)

8.      Salai Thian Za Thang                    (Secretary of Literature & Culture)

9.      Salai Billy Jackson                         (Secretary of Information & Publicity)

Auditors

1.     Rozalinn Zahau

2.     Siang Ceu @Peka

Advisory Board

1.      Dr. Run Bik

2.      Dr. Achan Mungleng

3.      Mr. Van Hmun Lian

4.      Mr. Salong

5.      Mr. Ko Min Thang

6.      Mr. Laitha

Our Mission:

The Motto of CSU is ‘Stand for Chinland’

Aims and Objectives

1.      To reform a stable Chin Students’ Union in Chin State, Burma.

2.      To help and elucidate education and social problems of Chin people.

3.      Preserving and promoting Chin Literature, Culture and tradition.

4.    Advocating on behalf of the people for equality and self-determination in the Union of Burma together with other minority co-founder of the Union.