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TMP Newsletter is fondly read and appreciated by visitors at Koso Retreat, which houses the ARC Library at Singjamei Bheigabati Leikai.

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TMP Foundation Day 2026 | Community Outreach Initiative

As part of the 3rd TMP Foundation Day, members of TMP visited the Orphanage Home at Achanbigei on 21 June and carried out a meaningful community service programme.

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As TMP Foundation Day 2026 approaches, we fondly remember last year’s celebration—a day of unity, ideas, and purpose.

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@5221Ranbir Ojada amuk lakchage

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Congratulations oja

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A 5-year-old child and a 5-month-old infant—killed in their sleep.
This is not conflict, this is terror.
End the attacks on Meitei civilians. Act now. #ManipurViolence #Justice

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Proud moment for Manipur and Indian cinema! 🇮🇳✨

Manipuri-language film Boong, winner of Best Children’s & Family Film at the BAFTAs, was directed by Lakshmipriya Devi — the visionary filmmaker behind this historic global recognition for regional cinema. 🎬🌍

#BAFTA #Boong

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Words don’t just describe reality—they create it. “On the Weaponry of Words” by Rokeson Nongmaithem is a timely reminder of how language can dominate, deceive, or liberate. Choose words carefully. They carry power. https://t.co/AdIqD5bXRN

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Legacy honoured.
Tradition remembered.
Padma Shri 2026 (Posthumous) — Yumnam Jatra Singh, Manipur.
Nata Sankirtana lives on. 🙏

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After decades in exile, Th. Muivah returns home to a hero’s welcome — yet the Naga political landscape he once ruled with certainty now stands divided.
The long road back home is no longer the same.-Pradip Phanjoubam https://t.co/lcedmftoqR

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@hthokchom Ok noted sir

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Wearing SAFI-LANFI Lanjingpurel @ARMY GENERAL at MERA HOU-CHONGBA 🙏
Athokpam Ojendro Meitei paying homage at SANA KONUNG, UTTRA SANGLEN.
#MeraHouChongba #Manipur #MeiteiHeritage

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Shillong gi Manipuri Rajbari, Redlands, thugaibase eigi thamoi kaibaga chap manei. Cgi mafam asi eigi thawai leiriba maphamni - eina piklingeigi nungsiraba matam kaya maphamsida lenkhi. Yamna nungaitri badi, Meitei families houjik leiribadu lam khopchanba oina mee khara na ubibadune. Adu yamna lanli. Makhoi gi history khara khangbiyu. Echm chmna leikhiba nate, royal family na Abok Subhasini gi family adu lamdu ngakpinaba kousinkhibani. Eigi apokpa su Rajbari se ngakpa ywghi. Cachar gi Meitei ni haiduna usit taba twroi c. Meitei khuding maki thawai leiriba mafam ni.

The Manipuri Rajbari, Redlands, in Shillong holds countless memories of my childhood and early youth. What hurts deeply is how some people now see the few Meitei families still living there as encroachers. People should know their history. It was the royal family who invited Abok Subhasini’s family to take care of the land. This is not just a place of the Cachar Meiteis, but a sacred ground where the spirit of all Meiteis lives.
#ManipurRajbari #Redlands #Shillong #Manipur

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🌀 “The Ever-Shifting Character of the Idea of Unity” — a timely reflection by Rokeson Nongmaithem on how unity evolves with changing politics, identity, and memory.
Unity isn’t static — it bends, it breaks, it rebuilds. ✊

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Kwak Tanba Annual observed with reverence, led by Meidingu Leishamba Sanajaoba. A moment of cultural pride and remembrance of our rich traditions.

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The only civil society in the entire world that openly supports and upholds the internationally denounced draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 is none other than the Kuki CSOs in India. An Act which empowers even a non-commissioned officer to shoot and kill on mere suspicion has been universally criticised as inhumane and undemocratic.

Under the shadow of this law, in the so-called “largest democracy” called India, thousands have been killed, tortured, and disappeared. The Supreme Court of India itself admitted to the scale of atrocities when 1,528 cases of arbitrary killings and fake encounters were filed. Shockingly, out of 32 random cases investigated, every single one was proven to be a fake encounter. Yet, no soldier or officer has ever been prosecuted, because AFSPA itself grants total impunity for murder, torture, and every form of human rights violation.

And yet the very same Kuki CSOs, who scream of persecution when it suits them, shamelessly justify this barbaric law when it is applied to others. Groups like the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) and the so-called @KOHUR__ Kuki Organisation for Human Rights (KOHUR)’s silences expose their own duplicity by endorsing the use of AFSPA as long as their own community is not affected. What credibility do such organisations have to call themselves “human rights defenders” when they openly endorse a law that the UN, Amnesty International, and countless rights bodies have condemned for decades?

This is not just hypocrisy, it is complicity with crimes against humanity. International bodies must take serious note of these groups masquerading as “HR organisations” while legitimising one of the world’s most undemocratic and draconian laws. Their silence on torture, killings, and enforced disappearances under AFSPA and their selective outrage when convenient, betrays the very essence of human rights advocacy.

@UN_HRC @UN @unhrcpr @UCLHRC @UNCanada @UNHumanRights @EU_Commission @EUCouncil @Europarl_EN @IndiaToday @IndiaTodayNE @DeccanHerald @DeccanChronicle @ukhrultimes @timesofindia @TheBlueHills49 @IndianExpress @BBCWorld @AJEnglish
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🏌️‍♂️ Proud moment for Manipur at the Bharat Golf Mahotsav 2025, Raipur!

✨ Mayanglambam Rohind Singh – Gross Runners-Up
✨ Ashem Agnish – Winner, Ladies Category

Prizes presented by Randeep Hooda & Hon’ble Dy CM of Chhattisgarh.
#GolfIndia #ManipurGolf #BharatGolfMahotsav

[Michael Lamjathang Thadou @Michael_Thadou]

The violence that erupted on May 3, 2023, in Manipur originated in Churachandpur and should not be attributed solely to the Meitei community and the then Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. The issue derives from administrative grievances and a widespread disregard for the rule of law, irrespective of whether individuals involved were illegal immigrants or not.

A major point of contention was the non-allocation of cabinet positions to the five MLAs from Churachandpur district by Biren 2.0 government, who were elected with the joint support of the Kuki and Zomi communities. This perceived exclusion, combined with the withdrawal of the Kuki National Army (KNA)/Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA)/United People’s Front (UPF) from the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement by the state government under then Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on March 10, 2023, triggered widespread unrest in the district prior to 3rd May, 2023.

"Anti-Thadou" Kuki militants and civil groups, leveraging anti-Biren Singh and anti-BJP sentiments, rallied support from the Zomi and Hmar communities. This united front, rather than directly targeting the state government responsible for the SoO abrogation and the cabinet exclusion, instead directed violence towards the Meitei community.

The ongoing power struggle between the Kuki and Zomi groups in Churachandpur remains a critical factor. Internal divisions within the Paite community, especially tensions between factions opposing the ZRA, supported by former Minister V. Hangkhanlian, and a splinter group of the ZRA led by Calvin H. (former ZRA Vice-President and now KNO’s External Affairs Secretary) have further exacerbated the instability.

The instability in Churachandpur should be viewed not as a purely political or ethnic issue but as one deeply rooted in internal administrative grievances and competing power dynamics within local communities.

As of today, the Government of India, currently administering the state of Manipur under President’s Rule through Article 356, has extended the Suspension of Operations (SoO) Agreement with UPF and KNO including the Kuki National Army/Kuki National Organisation (KNA/KNO) and the Zomi Revolutionary Army/United People’s Front (ZRA/UPF) on September 4, 2025.

Despite the unity shown earlier to collectively push for the extension of the SoO Agreement, internal conflicts have resurfaced among the same groups, leading to continued instability. Tensions remain high in Churachandpur, and in a concerning development, areas under ZRA’s operational control, specifically the residence of Calvin, the current KNO External Affairs Secretary, have been set on fire. Churachandpur remains volatile.