The demand for a Scheduled Tribe status by the dominant Meitei community led to clashes with the tribal Kukis. Violence has gripped the state since 3 May with no end in sight. Now Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting the state and there’s hope that he could bring the two warring sides together
As part of his mission to broker a lasting peace, Amit Shah Tuesday met a cross section of Kuki and Meitei leaders and civil society groups besides top security officers to seek a solution to the spate of ethnic clashes which has plagued the state
The letter's endorsers, which include acclaimed weightlifter Kunjarani Devi, former captain of the Indian women's football team Bem Bem Devi, and boxer L Sarita Devi, along with others, have additionally called for the National Highway-2 to be reopened.
Thirteen prominent sports figures from Manipur, including Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu and weightlifter Kunjarani Devi, have called on India's home minister, Amit Shah, to restore peace and take strong action against Kuki militants., India News, Times Now
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