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On November 19, he had uploaded a video in which he called Manipur chief minister Biren Singh a "puppet" of the Narendra Modi government, referring to the state's celebrations of Rani Laxmibai's birth anniversary. An Imphal court released him on November 26, stating that his post could not be termed seditious.The following day, he was picked up and detained him under NSA. "The matter has been listed as a motion by a division bench on the court on Friday afternoon at 2," he added.Kishorechandra, 39, worked for a local news channel, ISTV. He was arrested the following day. IMPHAL: The Manipur high court will on Friday hear a petition by former news reporter Kishorechandra Wangkhem challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).Kishorechandra has been sentenced to a year in prison, the maximum term under the Act, after he made a post on social media calling chief minister N Biren Singh a "puppet" of the Narendra Modi government..