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@IndLibertarians with great Xhandles come great responsibilities. Please do some homework. Imagine Mujahideens blocked all land routes from Srinagar to Jammu. The poor, sick and dying & students still have to travel by air or risk certain death or kidnapping - is that still a natural market scenario. Now imagine that happens to Surat, Gujarat, would things be different? The Centre should declare this sector an essential commodity and regulate price gauging!
Join MA in this conversation on building the Manipur of your vision #Manipur
@yumrupachandra @IndiGo6E Blood profits? @IndiGo6E flight is an essential commodity in Manipur . There is no other choice of transportation
At the iconic Roxie for #BOONG at the San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, as summed up by @MeraLightFilms ..“Laksmipriya Devi’s direction is marked by balance: the story flows with a rhythm that never feels hurried, yet never drags.
The visual storytelling, layered pacing, and carefully chosen score interweave seamlessly, creating an atmosphere that is both immersive and resonant. Subtext is delivered with restraint, allowing the audience to absorb its meaning rather than be told.
At the center is Boong (Gugun), whose performance is nothing short of remarkable. On an emotional level, Gugun embodies childhood in its purest form—playful, stubborn, curious—while also carrying the weight of absence and longing that runs beneath the story. With a tenderness in his smallest gestures: It’s through him that the audience feels the tension between innocence and the shadows that surround it.
At the heart of it all is Bala Hijam (as Mandakini), whose performance feels like both anchor and gentle current. In scenes of quiet restraint, she hints at a reservoir of longing and resilience. She inhabits. It is that integrity to the internal life of her character that makes her portrayal quietly magnetic—and, in many moments, what holds the film aloft.
In the end, the applause wasn’t just polite—it was genuine, a collective acknowledgment of a story beautifully told and lived on screen.
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Congratulations to Laksmipriya Devi for her luminous storytelling, Gugun for taking the audience on an unforgettable journey and to @BalaHijam___ for carrying the film with such grace and artistry.
https://t.co/wtcOm09hX3
Even a small contribution can help support his family in this difficult time. ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्
@JaipurDialogues @diana_warep @EnhancingChanu @Iyervval @kushal_mehra @RSSorg
#KiranaHills #Modiji #TestCricket
In the recent past, many people particularly ex-army officers, started giving ‘lectures’ on the history of Manipur! Some even try to directly link the current crisis to Manipur’s decades old insurgency problem, which is not true.
One needs to understand a brief history of Manipur to know the root causes of its insurgency. With that in mind, this tweet is a compilation of sub-tweets with the following titles.
👉 Brief account of Manipur, the old Asiatic Kingdom.
👉 The Kabow Valley Saga
👉 Manipur Merger with India
👉 Brief Reflection on Manipur’s Long History
👉 Statehood Demand Saga, a model to put out the pride of the people!
👉 The Beginning of Manipur’s Insurgency Movement
👉 Assam Rifles & Counter Insurgency in Manipur
👉 Fighting the Wrong Battle?
“A rainbow loses its beauty when its colors blend into one”!
@ramindesai @AbhijitChavda
@RajBhavManipur @Bimol_Akoijam @VladAdiReturns @VeteranLNSingh
@sood_2 @chauhan_shokin @majoramitbansal @Dig_raw21
Trump announced the Mexican drug cartels as ‘terrorist’.
Can India folllow up instead of many journalist and army officer cuddling up the kuki narcoterrorist as adivasi Christian tribal helpless ST citizens of India.
#Manipur
#ManipurFightsBack
#RallyToSaveManipur
#Manipur belongs to the Indigenous Natives who have lived on this land for thousands of years. No to foreign infiltration, no to NARCO terror groups, no to illegal encroachment. Nothing can break the unity of all indigenous communities. Let’s unite to save #Manipur from #KukiNarcoTerrorists #IllegalImmigrants.
#Manipur demands peace.
#ManipurFightsBack #KukiEngineeredManipurViolence
@rashtrapatibhvn @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi @DefenceMinIndia @DrSJaishankar @RajBhavManipur @manipur_cmo @NBirenSingh @adgpi @official_dgar @manipur_police @ndtv @thewire_in @KaranThapar_TTP @newslaundry @EastMojo @AJEnglish @ukhrultimes @timesofindia @TimesNow @htTweets @globaltimesnews @PTI_News @pooja_news @ABPNews @ZeeNews @ZeeNewsEnglish @BBCWorld
@Satsangi3523 It is dangerous uninformed parleys like this that is antithetical and eroding the very fabric of India that our founders built the nation upon. @chauhan_shokin should research, retract and repost the truth! Satyamewa Jayte!!
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:
When @sktvmanipur and @NELiveTV reported about peace in the Pallel Market where all the ethnic communities, particularly #Meitei and #Kuki coming together and doing business transactions in peace, I warned in my post below that ‘𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖��𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕’ to disturb the peace! This was exactly what happened now!
The authorities @AmitShah @NBirenSingh should take this very seriously as 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁.
👉One guy confirmed in the @sktvmanipur said that those #kukis coming down to the market were those who have been living in the area for a long time. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵����𝘀𝗲 #𝗸𝘂𝗸𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀/𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴��𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗮.
👉The orchestrators of the conflict engineered the violence on 3rd May 2023 in such a way to cause extreme hatred between the #Meiteis & #Kukis to drive home their demand of ‘separate administration’, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙆𝙪𝙠𝙞 𝙇𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙕𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙢 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝙎 𝙃𝙖𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙥! The idea of SA is propagated by people like WL Hangshing, Gen Sec of KPA, @paolienlal, @ITLFMediaCell, etc and promoted by many unethical journalists! In a recent venomous interview with Mr Hangshing, Karan Thapar at @thewire_in said “what you are saying to me is that it is impossible for the Kuki and Meitei to live together again…” in a way to encourage Mr Hangshing to spread more venomous lies! Watch that interview again after watching the Pallel market news. @vijaita
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 ��𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙈𝙧 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙!
In the news by @sktvmanipur, one #Kuki guy is heard saying that he took his two wheeler to the #Meitei vehicle workshop (across the ‘shameful artificial’ buffer zone) to get it fixed, everything was ok and he was happy that they were in peace. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 ����𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.
👉Unfortunately the peace came with a heavy price for these #Kuki innocent people, 𝙪𝙣𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 #𝙆𝙪𝙠𝙞 𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩. It is unlikely that they can go to the market anymore, they were intimidated and beaten black and blue by the pawns of the #Kuki orchestrators! See the first video attached, be warned that the content is disturbing!
This reminds me of Mrs Kim Gangte, an aged #Kuki leader, an Ex-MP from Manipur who used to give many interviews in support of her community. Later in Jun/Jul 2023 she gave an interview to Karan Thapar where she talked about some kind of solution different from the one propagated by conflict ’owners’! That was it, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 #𝙆𝙪𝙠𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖 #𝙈𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖, 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨! Since then she has completely been silenced, I hope she is in good health.
For lasting peace, law breakers should be punished, not rewarded!
NELive: https://t.co/FqaoQ982gZ
Snakes in our backyards !!
Famous Jaishankar speech ! They have been fed for many decades by multiple parties. Meiteis have been put out for sacrifice by both - starting with the left regimes.
A shameful tweet by @Polytikles referring to Manipur’s tragedy for political gains! Your Tweet forces me to write this post.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐍𝐂 𝐬𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫?
Manipur, a former kingdom of more than 2000 yrs old civilisation, was merged into India in 1949. That long history is reflected in its arts & culture, language & script, etc. After independence, Manipur had its own constitution and held adult franchise in 1948, arguably the first in South Asia.
After merger, Manipur was put as a Part C state, equivalent to a commissioner’s province until 1956 when it became a Union Territory; perhaps an insult?
What was the biggest gift of Pandit Nehru’s INC to Manipur for becoming part of India? 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑲𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒘 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚, 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒓, 𝒕𝒐 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝒊𝒏 1951! As indigenous people of the land, people are still very emotive about this.
In spite of the public demand for full statehood, it was not given until 1972. Whereas Nagaland, a former province of Assam, was given full statehood in 1963! Humiliated and insulted, the youths started insurgency movement in 1964 to bring back its former glory!
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐍𝐂 𝐬𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭?
Instead of doing its utmost to bring the insurgents to the negotiating table for a solution, what INC at the centre did? 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔! In the 1980s, they reportedly trained and armed Kuki groups and used them to fight the insurgency! @PChidambaram_IN @LegendEconomist (Dr. Manmohan Singh) know it all about why so many Kuki militant groups exist. They legitimised these militant groups by signing SoO, Suspension of Operations, in 2005 and 2008 by paying monthly stipends!
Every right thinking person knows why this fictitious ‘suspension’ was signed!
Emboldened by their recognition and legitimisation, the Kuki militants started executing the master plan to form their cherished dreamland of Zalengam, a Kuki Lebensraum copying the Nazi ideology! Bringing in people from across the border and settling them in reserved & protected forests, poppy plantation and drug manufacturing & trafficking from Golden Triangle into India, are all part of the grand design of the formation of Zalengam! All these happened under the watchful eyes of those who signed SoO!
𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝑲𝒖𝒌𝒊 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒊 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑲𝒖𝒌𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒚 3𝒓𝒅, 2023? Engineered to create extreme rift between the communities to create a narrative that they can’t live together anymore with a hope to demand a separate Kuki state, the first stage towards Zalengam, an ethnic Kuki only state in the 21st century!
𝑻𝒉���� 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑩𝑱𝑷 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒊𝒏 & ‘𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈’ (𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝑴 @AmitShah) 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 @NBirenSingh, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 ��𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔! Why? Why are the journalists of our country like @nikita_jain15, @vijaita etc not follow journalistic ethos to bring accountability and save our people?
With regard to your 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙉𝘾 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨, let’s have a Quick Look at its track record in Manipur on the next tweet.
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Free Press must be factual press. Otherwise you are part of the problem. You are the propaganda.
Dear @nikita_jain15
It has been more than 24 hours we mailed you regarding the factual errors in your misleading article. Despite our telephonic conversation and multiple follow ups by our team, you have declined to share co-ordinates of @Sudha_Ra @Diplomat_APAC
to discuss our concerns; nor have you acknowledged our mail.
We are therefore constrained to highlight the errors in your article here. We request you to take down this misleading report. The errors in your article are listed below:
1. The bodies of over 80 people of the Kuki-Zo community, which were lying in a morgue at an Imphal Hospital for almost a year were buried by the community in a grave set up atop a mountain in Manipur, India, 2024.
Factual errors:
i. It was 60 bodies which were lying at 2 Govt hospitals namely RIMS and JNIMS
ii. Not for almost 1 year but 7-8 months.
iii. Imphal Hospital is a private hospital and does not have a morgue.
Note: Kuki CSOs threatened the families from claiming the bodies or compensation, which led to CJI slamming their lawyer; omitted. Missing in the story).
2. Premlatha, a Meitei woman, traveled all the way from Manipur to Delhi:
Factual error: She came on a flight. National Highways are blocked by Kuki Militants since May, 2023 and Meiteis can’t travel by road and forced to take expensive flight. Her flight ticket was raised by donation by 12 CSOs, including Meitei Heritage Society), a distance of 2,251 km by road, to make her voice be heard by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Her 18-year-old son Unthane (Incorrect name: Should be Anthony).
3. The Meiteis comprise 51 percent of Manipur’s population and are predominantly Hindu although there are some Meitei Muslims and Christians as well. They mostly reside in the Imphal valley and hold most positions of power in the government, police and bureaucracy
Factual error: Top bureaucrats are held by Tribes particularly Kuki. E.g https://t.co/iVc54e8qME 3 Meiteis Vs at least 7 Kukis in Top 21. The former DGP was also a Kuki P Doungel when violence broke on May 3, until his transfer in June last year. Similar with Bureaucrats).
4. Meiteis are not allowed to purchase land in Manipur’s hill districts, where the Kukis live, alongside other tribal communities, collectively known as Kuki-Zo. The Kuki-Zo comprise 14 percent of Manipur’s population and have held Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for years.
Misleading because you juxtapose the 51% Meitei population Vs 14%; but conveniently omit the cmost crucial aspect that is this 51% population is boxed in less than 10% land; which even all tribes accept. Kuki or any tribe can buy land in valley, further shrinking the land for Meiteis. Technically, an apartheid on land rights for Meiteis. It is tragic that Meiteis can buy land in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Chennai but not in their homeland of over 2000 years.)
5. On May 3 last year, news spread that a rally in Churachandpur where the All Tribal Students Union had opposed the Manipur High Court’s recommendation of ‘Scheduled Tribe’ status to the Meiteis, had turned violent.
Factual error/misleading: It is not news but a fact. At least, 3 Kuki Militants with AK-47 participated in rally and by 3:30 PM, began burning Meitei villages and the videos became viral. See complete details with evidence here: https://t.co/UdpN0ZF6Sb )
6. The violence spread like wildfire through Manipur. In Imphal, the Kuki-Zo were forced to run from their homes as mobs started burning their homes and properties. Soon the violence spread to the hill districts where both Meitei and Kuki-Zo were attacked
Major factual error: Violence already started in Churachandpur by Kuki Mobs and Militants which include burning of Forest office, looting of Gun shop and then eventually burning of Meitei villages in Torbung Bangla and then Moreh.
Retaliation by Meiteis started by around 7:00-7:30 PM when videos of the burning of Meitei houses became viral. Please refer previous link)
7. Many lost their lives. No Kuki-Zo live in valley today.
Gross Factual error/ and completely misleading: Meitei settlements in Churachandpur and Moreh were cleansed and in the Churachandpur the colonies were reduced to ground zero using bulldozer in text book ethnic cleansing method, deployed by Israel in Palestine and denounced by the UN. https://t.co/1AynG8o6Wu
8. The mob belonged to the Arambai Tenggol, an armed Meitei militia.
Misleading: You conveniently skipped the Kuki Militants burning Meitei Villages and selectively cites example of Arambai Tengol. Why?)
9. Although Arambai Tenggol claims to be a sociocultural organization that is working toward reinstating Sanamahism as the official religion of Manipur—Sanamahism was the religion of the Meitei before Hinduism replaced it in the eighteenth century— it is an armed militia that has been at the forefront of the ongoing ethnic conflict and is accused of rampant harassment, extortion and violence.
Factual error: They took up arms after the violence because naturally you can’t fight Kuki Militants with AK 47 walking openly in streets with Lathis and catapults.
10. The ethnic violence in Manipur has claimed the lives of over 200 people and displaced close to 60,000 people of the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities. The majority of the victims are from the Kuki-Zo community. There are close to 45,000 Kuki-Zo people still living in difficult conditions in different camps for the displaced of the hill districts, while 15,000 displaced Meitei people are living in camps set up in Imphal.
Major Factual error: As per Govt report, in Sept 2023 there were 59,425 victims in Relief camps of which 23,853 were Meiteis and 35,572 were Kukis.
11. Since the start of the violence, traveling between the valley and the hills has stopped, making it impossible for the tribal community to have access to the national airport in Imphal.
Misleading: Portrays Kuki Zo have been denied access to travel. National Highways are blocked by Kuki Militants since May 2023 and Meiteis can't travel by road and forced to take expensive flight. Most Meiteis can’t afford flights.
12. Premlatha, whose son went missing in November 2023, says that all she knows about him is that he was last seen in Dimapur, the capital of the neighboring state of Nagaland.
Factual error: They left from their home in a bike and crossed the buffer Zone at Sekmai, outside Imphal and kidnapped by Kuki Militants.
13.“Another boy of the same age as my son went missing that day too. So we went to the Chief Minister’s Office and were informed that Kuki volunteers took the boys away,”
Factual error/ Misquote: Militants abducted them not village volunteers taking them away.
14. Pictures of the two Manipuri students went viral on social media. One was of the two boys sitting in fear in front of armed men
Major factual error: They were Kuki Militants and CBI has arrested 5 of them. https://t.co/FqfIJttqEp ).
15. Amid the ongoing elections to the lower house of the Indian parliament, the situation in Manipur has worsened. Fresh violence was reported from Manipur’s Tengnoupal district between two insurgent groups on April 12, merely six days before the state was supposed to vote. On April 14, unidentified gunmen shot dead two tribal village defense volunteers
Misleading: They were Kuki Militants.
16. The people of Manipur are disappointed with the Manipur High Court not bringing to justice those behind the violence in several major cases, including the gang rape and public parading of two Kuki women. The video of these horrific cases went viral on social media.
Misleading: The first gang rape victim was a Meitei raped by at least 5 Kuki Miscreants/Militants until she lost consciousness on May 3, 2023 – the first day of the violence. https://t.co/iDUHAqSAVB The news spread, triggering the unfortunate parading incident)
17. The Kuki-Zo community is demanding a separate administration for themselves. The Meitei community, meanwhile, is calling for strict action on “illegal immigrants.”
Factual error: Amit Shah has said in Lok Sabha about the role of illegal immigration, so has Jai Shankar. As per UNHCR report, during Feb 2021 and May 1, 2023, 53,500 Myanmar refugees came to India. Authorities concede the unofficial number is much higher. In 2 days alone, on July 22-23, 718 illegal immigrants from Myanmar entered Chandel district. The President of the Zomi Revolutionary Army, Mr Thanglianpao Guite, admitted he was an elected MP of Myanmar and migrated to India in 1995. The Home Ministry initiated an investigation on how he and his family acquired Indian citizenship Please refer https://t.co/UdpN0ZF6Sb.
We understand the challenges of covering this Manipur crisis, due to layers of complex issues, lack of information/understanding of the background and challenges to access the correct information etc.
But as a respected media house, we expect the highest level of journalism and balanced reporting.
As evident, the article is littered with factual errors and therefore we request you to kindly remove this article.
‼️Alarming situation: Refugees from #Myanmar outnumber local residents in Kamjong and Kamson Khullen #Manipur, beat local residents over disputes, writes Naga MLA @ErLeishiyoKeish to @NBirenSingh
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In embracing the mantle of a free press, there exists a solemn duty to uphold impartiality. For, as Mahatma Gandhi profoundly stated, 'The role of the press is to safeguard the rights of the people, and it must remain unbiased and fair in its reporting.' Bias undermines the very essence of truth-seeking and corrodes the foundations of democracy.
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Unbiased journalism, as articulated by Theodore Roosevelt, serves as 'a vital force in the maintenance of our society.' It transcends partisanship and ideology, offering a beacon of clarity amidst the fog of discord. In the words of John F. Kennedy, 'Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed, and no republic can survive.'
Therefore, a free press carries the weighty responsibility of presenting facts without distortion or prejudice, championing the public's right to know. In times of ethnic tension and violence, this commitment to impartiality becomes paramount, fostering understanding and mitigating the risk of further conflict.
In essence, the unbiased press is not merely a cornerstone of democracy but a guardian of peace, wielding the power of truth to bridge divides and forge a path towards reconciliation. Let us honor this sacred duty with unwavering resolve.
In the case of Manipur, most of the Indian Media took the low hanging fruit of spoon fed or paid propaganda.
The press of modern India, our Mahatma's India, failed Manipur. It failed India.
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Over the past several decades, massive influx of foreign infiltrators has altered the tribal demographics in the hills of Manipur. Indians, including long-standing settlers and indegenious tribals, have become a minority in Manipur Hills, and the voices of indigenous tribals have been drowned out. In recent decades, the allure of poppy cultivation, government benefits, and land in new villages has transformed the once lush green hills of Manipur into barren poppy-growing factories.
Billions of rupees in drug trades have funded the acquisition of sophisticated weapons, institutional backing, and political cover for decades, culminating in a well-planned, professionally-funded violence that fueled an ethnic conflict, laying the groundwork for a demand for separate administration, which could ultimately lead to the creation of a separate state or even a sovereign country, as outlined in their publicly stated community goals.
Kuki militants, financed by drug money and assisted by illegal migrants from Myanmar, Mizoram, and Bangladesh, continue to stoke and escalate the conflict in Manipur. As we mark the anniversary of this orchestrated violence, history turns a page, waiting to see if the great nation of India, the world's largest democracy and a country of ideals, can do more than merely spectate. History will judge whether the nation can deliver justice for those who lost their lives and for those whose lives were forever devastated or displaced as a result of this violence.
Imagine "What if" if this were happening in Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, or Kashmir.
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In continuing the story of the lady from Khongjom, many have asked what can be done for her and what the government can do. In my opinion, she doesn’t seek charity or pity; she even offered me Rs. 10 for the ride, I took her permission for a picture instead. What she truly needs is access to information and access to existing national programs, which could be her ticket out of poverty.
Over the past five years, we should consider:
https://t.co/f0acnK08ml many Prime Minister-XX-Yojnas were implemented?
2.What was the total allocation (in lakhs of crores) by the center?
3.While Northeast states received 90% funding, how much actually reached Manipur’s beneficiaries?
https://t.co/8sxILC7xmF many beneficiaries per capita were informed and assisted successfully compared to states like Chhattisgarh?
5.Why are we importing meat and fish from states thousands of miles away when the right farming techniques and using PMxxY can improve production to self-sufficiency?
6.Lastly, have you heard of PM-JAY, the universal healthcare for the poor? Surprisingly, 80% + of the poor don’t have it, while many affluent individuals exploit it illegally.
In essence, thousands of crores meant to support small farmers, entrepreneurs, livestock farmers, weavers, etc. in Manipur remain untapped. I’ve witnessed countless photo-ops depicting staged beneficiary stories as program successes, which is an affront to our collective intelligence. It’s time to bridge the digital and information divide, ensuring that everyone has access to their rightful benefits.
Despite the challenges, I remain optimistic. We have an unprecedented resolve and a new generation of dedicated civil servants. It’s crucial to recognize and support their initiatives. It is a new age and we, as a community have aged a hundred years in 12 months. The idea of Manipur is within reach; we just need to do what’s right. We’re amidst a transformative period, and it’s up to us to drive positive change over the finished line. The fact that you took time to read this means that we are together in this already. #IdeaofManipur
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