Manipur’s “Sacred” Hill Renamed As Kuki Army Camp, State Takes Action
The Manipur government has initiated action against a Kuki insurgent group for renaming a sacred hill of the valley-dominant Meitei community, and for claiming the area as its “camp”.
The Kuki armed group's action could spiral into another round of violence amid the ethnic tension between the hill-dominant Kuki tribes and the Meiteis, Manipur government sources said today.
The Kuki National Front – Military Council, or KNF(MC), which also calls itself the “Kuki Army”, had installed a signboard at the base of the Thangjing ching (hill) calling it “Thangting camp” of the “Kuki Army”.
The Meitei community in the lakeside Moirang town had been going for pilgrimage to Thangjing ching, the home of the deity Ibudhou Thangjing. They believe the Thangjing ching site to be at least 2,000 years old. The tribes call this hill range Thangting, which falls under Churachandpur district.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in a post on X said the state government has filed a police case against ..