Myanmar's Chin State Chief Minister, 9,000 Others Take Refuge In Mizoram: Report

Majority of the population in Chin follows the same culture as the Mizo community of Mizoram in Indian.

The chief minister of Myanmar's Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, is among 9,247 people who have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Chin, a state in Western Myanmar, shares its Western border with Mizoram. "The Chin state chief minister crossed the international border and entered Champhai town on Monday night," the officer told PTI on condition of anonymity. He said that 24 lawmakers, including Luai, of Aung San Suu Kyis party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram. The Myanmarese nationals are provided with shelter and food by civil society organisations and student bodies, while many are sheltered by the locals, the senior police officer said.