Imphal, Dec 11 : Come December, Manipur's Tamenglong district is red with oranges.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh will inaugurate the orange festival tomorrow in the district headquarters.
The festival will last for two days and will conclude with a Orange Queen contest.
Selection for the Orange Queen was done in Imphal earlier.
Meanwhile, the United Naga Council (UNC) had urged all not to allow the chief minister and other dignitaries to attend the festival as part of the stir against the Manipur government.
The UNC has asked all Nagas to severe ties with the government.
The Naga Youth Front (NYF) had also called a 48-hour Tamenglong district bandh from today midnight as a sign of support to the UNC call.
Official sources said the protest will not affect the programme and adequate security arrangements had been beefed up.
The chief minister will also fly to Tamenglong district by air to take part in the festival accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues.
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