You are our only ray of hope 🌟. Both major national parties have treated us poorly in the past, along with these useless local wild frogs (politicians). We need strong regional leadership like Mamata Banerjee and Maharaja Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma with clear party manifestos.
Today, I read a piece on the Manipur crisis in the "National media" (The @IndianExpress ) written by a journalist from India's Northeast, articulating the victimhood of what she called the "Kuki-Zo" community, and calling for justice for them (“Kuki-Zo” community)! Twisted and communal as any prejudiced mind will be, the author did not call for justice for ALL THE VICTIMS, irrespective of the community or political affiliations, of this unprecedented carnage in Manipur.
As if people will not notice, the author remains silent on the sufferings of the other community, the Meiteis. After deploying more than one paragraph to articulate this victimhood of “Kukis”, she adds a sentence at the end saying, "Meiteis, too, have been killed"!
Ask a graduate student of media studies about the concept of the "inverted pyramid" structure of writing, especially in journalism, which arranges information from the “most important to the least important”.
Or check out the choice of words, the syntactical structure, and use the methods of “Critical Discourse Analysis” of a text to understand the write-up or the @PUCLindia report. You will know the twisted, motivated, and prejudiced minds behind the texts.
Remember the choice of words in the @PUCLindia report: “Kukis” were “driven out” from Imphal and “Meiteis left” Churachandpur. And some creatures (@PUCLindia also did its small game to sell this in its report) that “Kukis” have provided “safe passage” to the Meiteis from the “Kuki areas”! Could they answer as to “Safe passage” from “whom”? From the “Kukis” or, as it’s been alleged, from the “armed intruders” or “illegal immigrants” from Myanmar? Who?
While preaching that for peace to return, we ought to acknowledge the truth and move beyond the binary of the “victim-perpetrator” frame, these individuals continue to paddle in the opposite direction.
These prejudiced and compromised people pretending to be “neutral”, “objective”, and “independent”, etc, who have fuelled the conflict through misinformation and disinformation must be called out.
Remember, the @PUCLindia report published the dead bodies of "Kuki" victims, and thankfully, they did not show any pictures of Meitei victims of this unprecedented violence in Manipur. The issue I had raised was why published dead bodies, simultaneously reminding them that Indian and African intellectuals had criticised Western media for publishing dead bodies of corona victims in Africa and India while avoiding pictures of Western victims.
But in their reply to my letter, they insisted that they published pictures of both "Meitei" and "Kuki" victims! Picture of a Meitei victim? There is none. Their report/book is in the public domain; I dare say, anyone can check out their claim, and show me the page number of the Meitei victim as against the dead bodies (17 in numbers) of “Kuki” victims of the Manipur tragedy.
Their response, the reply to my letter which I wrote in good faith, reminds me of an essay by Harry Frankfurt, a well-known philosopher from Princeton University, titled "On Bullshit." He insists, "Bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are".
Liars respect the idea of truth; they respect that there's something called "right and wrong", "false and truth". That's why they lie. Bullshitters don't respect "truth"
As I mentioned in my talk at Manipur University, @PUCLindia isn't lying; they are bullshitting! There are more, not only factually incorrect information but also irresponsible and unacceptable observations, interpretations, and conclusions, both politically and epistemically. I intend to invite them to a public presentation on their report in Delhi in the near future. I hope they will join to correct the path they have taken.
@Bimol_Akoijam@IndianExpress You are our only ray of hope 🌟. Both major national parties have treated us poorly in the past, along with these useless local wild frogs (politicians). We need strong regional leadership like Mamata Banerjee and Maharaja Pradyot Manikya Deb Barma with clear party manifestos.
A video tape from 2020
Before Manipur violence
Churchandpur has always been a volatile district with illegal influx of immigrants, poppy cultivation and Drug mafia Nexus.
Even the SP of the district is not safe anymore because of all the recent threats against him after the recent mob violence.
SP Shivanand has always been a key official to counter the poppy cultivation for the past few years.
But because of the SoO agreement the police officials are bound with a limitation in controlling the #Kukimilitants Nexus
This is the main root cause of the Manipur Violence erupted in 3rd May in Churchandpur district with the so called PEACE RALLY.
And Meiteis was the scapegoat of #Kukimilitants
The only thing that can define Churchandpur is ANARCHY
To implement proper law and order in Churchandpur abrogation of SoO and deportation of illegal immigrants is the solution to this.
@NBirenSingh@delhimeitei@meiteiheritage@MeiteiAMA@MeiteiElite
#ManipurViolence #SaveManipur
📣📢Urgent call for attention!
#Manipur#SaveManipur#KukI_Zo Terrorists has been attacking the Meitei People in Sugnu with bombs and deadliest gun like #MMG.
@AmitShah@narendramodi how do you expect the Meitei civilians to survive this?
Who is supplying non stop from the past 9 months these weapons and ammunitions to the #KuKi_Zo village volunteers a.k.a #KukiTerrorists ❓
⚠️On February 15, #KukiTerrorists burnt down the Churachandpur DC office, resulting in the theft and destruction of important official files and documents.
The prevailing #Manipurviolence has left Churachandpur without state forces, relying solely on deployed Central forces to maintain law and order. Unfortunately, these central forces @adgpi@BSF_India@Spearcorps have struggled to control the situation, indicating the crucial need to address unlawful activities in areas dominated by the #Kukicommunity.
#IndiaUnderAttack by #KukiZoNarcoTerrorists
📍India flag at DC office were taken down
📍 Churachandpur DC, Dharaun kumar resident were destroyed
📍Wanted announced for SP and IPS officer by #KukiMilitants
#StandWithSPSurve #AbrogateSo0
#IndiaUnderAttack #KukiAtrocities
#KukiAntiNationals
The situation is deeply concerning, with a continuous influx of weapons for #KukiMilitants over the past 9 months. Who's been funding this for so long? Urgent action is needed to prevent any further escalation of the issue #SaveManipur from #KukiTerrorists.
#AbrogateSoO
In a most remarkable turn of events, the SP of Churachandpur has been declared “Wanted” by the #Kukis 🍪 🍪 😢
Now we all know Maratha “shers” are not the types who back down on mere threats.
साहेब शिवानन्द सुरवे जी Call IRB/commando backup and go after these savages!! We are with you!
Jai Bhawani Jai Shivaji
जय भवानी जय शिवाजी
🙏 🚩🇮🇳
#BreakingNews: Churachandpur Under Seige by #KukiMilitants#KUKIS have burned the DC office, DC residence, SP Office, Police Station, RAF vehicles, just like on 3rd May '23, but this time aiming to establish a separate state. Isn't this transnational? When will GOI @AmitShah act?