TURA, March 23 -- The Garo National Council (GNC) on Saturday cleared the air on its supposed support to the candidature of INC candidate, Dr Mukul Sangma for the upcoming MP elections, stating that it was not the party but the Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC) led by its chairman, Nikman Marak, that had lent its support.The GSMC had stated that the GNC would support the Congress candidate over the issue of CAB as well as that of a state formation where it said the late supremo of NPP, Purno A Sangma, had betrayed them.

Augustine Marak, the GNC MDC in GHADC on Saturday stated that the matter of support was individual to the GSMC and not the GNC.

"We in the GNC have not supported the Congress in this election. Whatever announcemen...