Aizawl/Dimapur, May 4 (MExN): Amid the reports of violence events in Manipur, the Chief Minister of Manipur Zoramthanga on Thursday has urged the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to “reach out to all parties involved to try and bring an end to this senseless violence.”
The recent events in Manipur that have made it to the national news headlines and have shattered the calm of peace in the Northeastern region, he stated in a letter to the Manipur CM.
As Mizoram CM, a lifelong neighbour that has much in common with Manipur in terms of history and culture, I am deeply pained by the violence that has flared up in parts of your State and the underlying tension between the Meitei community and tribals there, Zoramthanga stated in the letter.
The Mizoram CM further pointed out the when the two States are already facing issues as a result of the political situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh and the lingering effects of Covid-19, such violence only makes things worse.
“I urge you to exercise the kind of leadership that the people of your own State know you are capable of and reach out to all parties involved to try and bring an end to this senseless violence,” he urged in the latter shared on Mizoram CM’s official Twitter handle.
Zoramthanga further assured Singh highest cooperation of Mizoram Government and the people of State as “we pray for reconciliation and healing in the State of Manipur.”
