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Causes of Manipur Violence

The immediate provocation for the ethnic unrest appears to have been the demand for the Meitei community, which accounts for 53% of #Manipur's population and primarily inhabits the Manipur Valley, to be included in the ST list.

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But that is only a proximate cause. The underlying anger, simmering for a long time, has other reasons.
These are linked not just to the Govt's clampdown on reserved and protected forests in the State's hill areas but also to the Kukis' feeling of being persecuted.

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Despite Haokip’s and other tribal people’s protests, Biren Singh remained unfazed, and has stridently pushed back against the tribal people’s protests against expanding reserved forests.

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(Thread 1/5) The following videos depict the dire situation faced by the Kuki-Zomi tribals during the attempted ethnic-cleansing in Manipur. The conflict originated when returning rally goers were waylaid and beaten around Kangvai, a village bordering Bishnupur district.
It is clear that the violence developed out of a well-coordinated plan to erase the Kuki-Zomi from their own land. Is it still safe to say that the Meitei & Kuki-Zomi can still stay together?
2/5 "Unleashing Chaos: Manipur University, along with Kuki-Zomi populated areas Engulfed in Flames as Kuki-Zomi Communities Suffer Devastating Attacks"
The devastating on-site captured of how the targeted violence against Kuki-Zomi communities is vividly portrayed in this -
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Horrifying stories from survivors of the attempted "ethnic cleansing" In Imphal!

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"We went to our friend's house, there were a few other people from the neighborhood who had taken shelter there too. He locked us in (for our protection) into a store room in their property."
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"...a commando team came and took us our in one vehicle. 11 of us huddled into the jeep with other people who were sheltering there as well. They took us to the 2nd MR where they had some couches and some blankets spread on the ground." Image
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