When violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, Moreh, about 110 km from capital Imphal, was one of the worst-hit areas. Moreh has a mixed population of Kuki, Meitei and even Tamils.
Imphal: After continuous and brutal violence in Manipur, over 200 Indians(all Meiteis) fled to neighboring Myanmar have returned home safely. Chief Minister N Biren Singh gave this information by tweeting on Friday. He said these people had fled Manipur’s border town of Moreh to neighboring Myanmar when ethnic violence broke out on May 3. He thanked the Indian Army for bringing all Indians home safely.
The CM informed that all of them belong to the Meitei community. The CM wrote, “Relief and gratitude as 212 fellow Indian citizens (all Meiteis) who fled to safety across the Myanmar border following unrest in Manipur’s Moreh town on May 3, are now safely back on Indian soil Are.”
Relief and gratitude as 212 fellow Indian citizens (all Meiteis) who sought safety across the Myanmar border post the May 3rd unrest in Moreh town of Manipur, are now safely back on Indian soil.
A big shout-out to the Indian Army for their dedication in bringing them home.…
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) August 18, 2023
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“Many thanks to the Indian Army for their dedication in bringing them home,” wrote Manipur CM. GOC Eastern Command, Lt Gen RP Kalita, GOC 3 Corp, Lt Gen HS Sahi and CO of 5 AR, Col Rahul Jain for their Thank you very much for your excellent service.”
When violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, Moreh, about 110 km from capital Imphal, was one of the worst-hit areas. Moreh has a mixed population of Kuki, Meitei and even Tamils, whose roots go back to the colonial period.
Violence broke out in Churachandpur district on May 3 following a protest rally by the hill-majority Kuki-jo-Chin tribes over the valley-majority Meitei. Violence broke out on May 3 when a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was taken out in the hill districts to protest against the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the majority Meitei community in the northeastern state.
Since then more than 160 people have lost their lives in the state. The Meiteis account for about 53 percent of Manipur’s total population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while the tribal Naga and Kuki communities account for 40 percent and live mostly in the hill districts.
