DIMAPUR, MAY 8 (MExN): The Kuki Inpi Nagaland has expressed extreme pain to learn about the atrocities in Manipur over the course of the recent violence in the State.
“Vandalism, kidnapping, torture, killings, burning down of villages, destroying and burning of Churches in the capital city Imphal, uprooting of thousands of citizens from their homes and herding them like animals is too painful and ugly for human beings to commit on other human beings,” a press release from the Kuki Inpi Nagaland stated.
It appealed to “every civilized person to condemn such brutality in the strongest terms.” “We sincerely believe that this is not the way to settle differences in the civilized world however justified one may feel,” it said. It said that the majority populace, Meiteis and the tribals had been living together in peace and harmony, as neighbours and one citizen since time immemorial and will continue to stay and live together in the future too.
“Therefore, targetting and victimizing a particular group of people will not solve anything,” it stated, and appealed to all right-thinking people to abandon violence and sit down together to sort out whatever differences there may be. “Hatred begets hatred, and violence begets violence. It doesn't benefit anybody,” it added.
It further appealed to the authorities to bring the situation to normalcy as early as possible and ensure that no more precious lives are lost in the state. “We also appeal to hardliners of both groups to shun violence and stop this ugly mayhem quickly so that no undesirable situation occurs outside Manipur,” it urged.
