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Acting on a writ petition filed by the Meetei (Meitei) Trade Union, the Manipur High Court on April 19 had directed the state government to consider the case of the petitioners for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe list expeditiously.
As they landed in Delhi to raise their concerns with the Centre, five Meitei MLAs resigned from various departments, accusing Singh of “not giving them necessary powers”.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/n-biren-singh-cm-manipur-clashes-8665108/
“Before his own community came and rescued the person, the Meitei militant group entered our campus and seized his identification card.
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24059098/burning-city-manipur-india-brutal-ethnic-cleansing/
Eventually, with the conversion of the larger section of Meitei community to Vaishnavism, Kangleipak was renamed as Manipur.
Following the protest by hill-majority Kuki tribes against the valley majority Meitei tribes over their demand for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) policy, both have witnessed their worship places demolished by the mob violence.
Source: https://www.siasat.com/churches-call-for-muted-christmas-in-strife-torn-manipur-2940906/
For information, let us tell you that on May 3, curfew has been imposed under Section 144 in Manipur after clashes between two communities, Kuki and Meitei.
It sparked concerns among several communities, especially the Kukis, as they are apprehensive that if the High Court order is implemented, they will lose land and jobs due to potential competition from the Meitei community.
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/navigating-the-kuki-meitei-conflict-in-indias-manipur-state/
Kuki leaders have called the demand another attempt by the Meitei community, which has 40 representatives in the 60-member Assembly, to take control over the entire state.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/manipur-kuki-paitei-tribes-opposed-cm-8592464/
Meiteis are not going to Kuki areas and the Kuki people are not going to Meitei inhabited areas.
Source: https://www.siasat.com/bjp-rss-keen-to-adopt-one-ideology-in-india-rahul-gandhi-2726114/
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga tweeted that apart from this it is requested that means and measures should be taken to deal with Mizoram Meitei in a peaceful manner.
On May 28, an 18-year-old Meitei woman, S. Ibotombi was burnt alive by Kuki militants in Kakching district.
Source: https://ummid.com/news/2023/august/05.08.2023/gang-rapes-in-manipur-and-beyond.html
The appeal said that the Meitei community is not a tribe and has never been recognised as a tribe, and is very much an advanced community though some of them may come within SC/OBC.
Source: https://www.siasat.com/supreme-court-to-hear-on-monday-pleas-on-manipur-violence-2584210/
The call for revival was triggered by the bitter experiences of mockeries faced by the Meitei Hindus from the larger Bengal community for imitating the Bengali Hindu ways of life.
The ethnic clash between Kuki and Meitei continued for two-three years, there were losses and deaths.
The order comes in the wake of widespread riots taking place between tribals and the majority Meitei community across the state.
The Solidarity march was called to protest against the longstanding demand for inclusion of the state’s Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, following an April 19 directive by the Manipur High Court.
They could have prompted the general populace against the Meitei community so that they continue to enjoy the profits of drug trade.
Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/08/10/religion-the-common-thread-in-the-manipur-scenario/
They fear that the Meitei community will buy land in the hills, where the Kukis have had exclusive rights until now.
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/navigating-the-kuki-meitei-conflict-in-indias-manipur-state/
This is reflected in the demand that the Meitei also be given the Constitutional status of Scheduled Tribe (ST) which the Christian Kukis, Mizos, Nagas and other tribes enjoy.
Source: http://southasiajournal.net/manipur-violence-portends-fires-in-indias-tribal-belt/
Violent clashes have taken place in Manipur after a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was organized in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status by the Meitei community.