Imphal : Multiple Mr World titleholder Arambam Boby expressed gratitude to the union Home Minister for his concerted effort to bring back peace in the state of Manipur again.

Talking to DIPR, the famous bodybuilder said, “The 3-day visit of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah is a very welcoming move from the part of the Centre to bring back peace in Manipur. It’s appreciable that he met the CSO leaders and common people from both the two communities and heard their grievances.

I am hopeful and have high expectations from him in his next visit, which he said will come after next ten days, that a proper and final decision to ensure peace will be made.”

Arambam Boby further said, “This issue is not based on religion neither between Hindus and Christians. It arises out of misunderstandings between two particular communities,”

He said, “I think the root cause of the current issue is the very good initiative of the state government to destroy poppy plantation and poppy trade. Moreover, the government had taken up strict regulations to protect forest lands in hill areas as some people have incessantly started destroying forest lands to plant poppy and to illegally inhabit in the areas.

Plus, the government has taken up stringent actions against the influx of militants from Myanmar side to the state. These three factors become the reason for these series of violences and the issue.”

Arambam Boby is an Indian bodybuilder from Manipur, India, who won his first Mr. World title in the year 2010 in the 75 kg category for the Bodybuilding Championship in Varanasi, India; since then, he has been continuously representing India. Arambam also won 3 Mr. South Asia titles, 5 Mr. Asia titles, 8 Mr. World titles and 12 Mr. India titles.