The appeal said that the Meitei community is not a tribe and has never been recognised as a tribe and in fact they're very much an advanced community though some of them may come within SC/OBC
The Chairman of the Hill Areas Committe (HAC) of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Dinganglung Gangmei, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Manipur High Court order in relation to.
There are widespread protests and violence in the northeast state of Manipur. Authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders and the army has been called in. At the heart of the matter is the demand for Scheduled Tribe status to the dominant community of the Meiteis. However, this has received push back from the Kuki and Naga tribes. But why?
The demand that the Meitei community be included in the list of the state’s Scheduled Tribes has recently received a boost from an order by the Manipur High Court. What is at the root of this issue?
Hill tribes in Manipur are opposed to Meitei getting ST status, saying they are an “advanced community”. But Meiteis say needed to “preserve” their community and save their “ancestral land, tradition, culture and language”