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On 1 July 2023, Joseph Pamplany, Archbishop of Thalassery in Kerala, said the violence is sponsored by the Modi government to destroy Christian communities in Manipur. [221] On 14 July 2023, the BJP's vice-president from the state of Mizoram, R. Vanramchhuanga, resigned from his post accusing BJP governments in the centre and the state of ...
Various: Attempt to give Meiteis ST reservation, Manipur govt crackdown on land encroachment, Meitei fears of illegal immigration Meiteis Kukis 60+ 230+ Churches, temples, schools, houses, vehicles, public properties were set ablaze by the violent protesters. [90] [91] [92] 2023 Haryana riots: 31 July 2023 - 3 August 2023 Nuh, later Gurgaon and ...
The 2023–2025 Manipur violence broke out on 3 May 2023, soon after a protest rally held by the tribal communities of Manipur. Starting out as clashes between the Meitei and Kuki (tribal) communities of Manipur at the border between Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts, the ethnic violence soon spun out of control engulfing the whole state.
A state of 3.2 million people, Manipur has been divided into two ethnic enclaves since the conflict began in May 2023 - a valley controlled by the Meiteis and the Kuki-dominated hills.
2023 Manipur violence: 3 May 2023 Manipur: 181+ killed and 310+ injured Caused by ethnic tensions between Meitei and Kuki-Zomi [99] 2023 Haryana riots: 31 July 2023 Nuh district, Haryana: 6 killed - 5 Hindus (two police officers, three pilgrims), 1 Muslim and 200+ injured 116 arrested. Organized Muslim mob attacked Hindu religious procession. [100]
The act's continued application in Manipur has led to local protests, having Irom Chanu Sharmila, as one of a Manipuri civil rights activist. Sharmila has been on a longstanding hunger strike since 2 November 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal the act. She blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India's troubled northeast ...
Speaking to The Indian Express, Singh said, “We knew something like this would happen one day, so our cadres have been stationed in these villages on the periphery of the (Meitei-dominated Imphal) Valley well before the start of the riots on May 3… since 2015-16.” (Esha Roy, I worship the CM… bigger blow to come: chief of Meitei outfit ...
Forty years on, victims of the violence after prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination still seek justice.