Imphal, June 8: Despite the Central and State government rejecting their demand on multiple occasions, the Kuki tribals in Manipur have once again demanded for creating a separate administration for them, which is equivalent to a separate state.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), an apex body of the Kuki tribals, have written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the ongoing violence in the state.
In the letter, the KIM alleged that the ongoing violence in Manipur was a pre-planned ethnic cleansing campaign against the Kuki community by the majority Meiteis, which is becoming clearer day by day.
“During a recent interview to the media, the Meitei Leepun chief Pramot Singh made a damning revelation that he and his organisation were in the know about genocide being planned against the Kuki people,” alleged KIM General Secretary Khaikhoradh Gangte.
Gangte said, “How the hate campaign against the Kuki people transformed into ethnic cleansing under a very communal government was also very clear through the contents of the interview given by Meitel Leepun chief Pramot Singh.”
A week after the ethnic violence started in Manipur, 10 MLAs belonging to Kuki tribals (including seven ruling BJP members) demanded a separate administration equivalent to a separate state for the tribals in Manipur.
