In Manipur vs Mizoram Chief Ministers, Bru Refugee Swipe On Ethnic Crisis
NDTV
"He doesn't know what is happening in Moreh. A lot of communities have been living in Moreh. My earnest appeal to him is, please help us restore peace," Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh told his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma
In an unprecedented development, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has asked Mizoram's new Chief Minister Lalduhoma not to interfere in the internal matters of Manipur, but rather give support in restoring peace.
Citing comments by Lalduhoma on the Manipur ethnic tension between the hill-majority Kuki tribes and the valley-majority Meiteis, Mr Singh said his Mizoram counterpart must stop expressing views that are beyond his constitutional mandate.
Mizoram and Manipur share a long border with Myanmar's Chin State, where people with kinship ties to the Kukis live. Mizoram has also welcomed over 35,000 Myanmar refugees fleeing from the fight between the junta and multiple ethnic insurgents. And one of the factors behind the Manipur crisis is said to be the mass entry of illegal immigrants from Myanmar.