Manipur deputy CM apologises for boastful son's arrogant statements on Facebook

Barely two days into his job, Manipur's deputy chief minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh is doing some serious fire-fighting on social media, courtesy his son, Yumnam Devjit.

Singh, a former director general of police, took to Facebook on Friday to apologise for the "arrogance" of Devjit and requested people to ignore his outbursts that have followed his elevation.

"My son has a wild imagination when it comes to politics and democracy. Please forgive him. If his arrogance takes the better of him, please do inform me," Singh wrote on his



Facebook page.

 

The 63-year-old who belongs to National People's Party (NPP), a constituent of the new BJP-led coalition in the state, took oath of office on Wednesday.

He confirmed  that he did write the post in response to what his son had posted. Singh, however, didn't say which of the posts had offended him.

But, Devjit has been busy.

The day Singh took oath of office, Devjit updated his Facebook cover photo and captioned it: "I am Manipur Dy CM's son".