A global alliance of Manipur's Meitei community has called for scrapping a controversial ceasefire with over two dozen Kuki-Zo insurgent groups amid the ethnic conflict in Manipur.
Manipur High Court orders the removal of a paragraph advocating for Meitei inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe list due to conflict with Supreme Court precedent. Justice Gaiphulshillu s ruling emphasizes adherence to government procedure. Supreme Court denounces the directive as "obnoxious" amid legal challenges. Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, the region grapples with ethnic unrest over demographic complexities.
Formed in 2020, the radical Meitei group has gradually grown in prominence since the violence broke out in the state in May last year; members of the group rely on rhetoric of Meitei pride
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that an all-tribe committee would be formed to decide on whether the Chin Kuki community would remain on the Scheduled Tribes list of the state.