There have been a few queries on the nature of this genocide. Let me confirm, the ongoing genocide in Manipur is both ethnic and religious.
It started off as an ethnic cleansing of Kukis by Meiteis, then it became both an communal and ethnic cleansing. The Meitei are mostly Hindu & Sanamahi (follower of Sanamahism). Their victims are Meitei Christains and Kukis (irrespective of faith).
In addition to Kukis, Meitei Christians have also been murdered by Meitei mobs. A Meitei mob led by the black-shirted Arambai Tenggol burned alive a Meitei Christian and her seriously injured half-Meitei half-Kuki 7 year-old son when they were in an ambulance on their way to hospital. Also, only churches that have been targeted & burnt, not Hindu temples.
There are 2 ultraviolent Meitei groups that have been actively involved in the violence since Day 1 of this genocide. Leaders of both are closely associated with Manipur’s CM Biren Singh.
One group/ gang is the Meitei Leepun who are openly Hindu supremacist and anti-Kuki. They are led by Hindu supremacist Pramot Singh who has made their mission to ‘wipe out Kukis’. The saffron scarf wearing (saffron/ orange is the colour associated with Hindu supremacism nowadays) Pramot Singh has said: “Only with a strong Meitei population, a strong Hindu population can India be a strong nation”. He is a close associate of the Chief Minister of Manipur, Biren Singh, who is from the Hindu supremacist political party BJP. Prime minister Modi is also from the BJP. Both the central govt and the Manipur state govt are formed by the Hindu supremacist BJP which has a history of violence against non-Hindu/minority religions
The other group/ gang is the black-shirted Arambai Tenggol who hate all Christians, They are led by Leishemba Sanajaoba, who is also from the BJP & is BJP’s Member in Indian Parliament’s upper house aka Rajya Sabha. The Arambai Tenggol 's only motive, is to bring Meiteis back to the fold of Sanamahism. A member of Arambai Tenggol has said “Most of the Meiteis are converting to Christianity so we just want to bring people back,”
Because the western govt & media has taken note of the ongoing genocide and are raising questions about the targetting of Christians given BJP’s history of violence against minority religions, the govt (both central and state) & media are trying to downplay the communal angle of this genocide.
There have been a few queries on the nature of this genocide. Let me confirm, the ongoing genocide in Manipur is both ethnic and religious.
It started off as an ethnic cleansing of Kukis by Meiteis, then it became both an communal and ethnic cleansing. The Meitei are mostly Hindu & Sanamahi (follower of Sanamahism). Their victims are Meitei Christains and Kukis (irrespective of faith).
In addition to Kukis, Meitei Christians have also been murdered by Meitei mobs. A Meitei mob led by the black-shirted Arambai Tenggol burned alive a Meitei Christian and her seriously injured half-Meitei half-Kuki 7 year-old son when they were in an ambulance on their way to hospital. Also, only churches that have been targeted & burnt, not Hindu temples.
There are 2 ultraviolent Meitei groups that have been actively involved in the violence since Day 1 of this genocide. Leaders of both are closely associated with Manipur’s CM Biren Singh.
One group/ gang is the Meitei Leepun who are openly Hindu supremacist and anti-Kuki. They are led by Hindu supremacist Pramot Singh who has made their mission to ‘wipe out Kukis’. The saffron scarf wearing (saffron/ orange is the colour associated with Hindu supremacism nowadays) Pramot Singh has said: “Only with a strong Meitei population, a strong Hindu population can India be a strong nation”. He is a close associate of the Chief Minister of Manipur, Biren Singh, who is from the Hindu supremacist political party BJP. Prime minister Modi is also from the BJP. Both the central govt and the Manipur state govt are formed by the Hindu supremacist BJP which has a history of violence against non-Hindu/minority religions
The other group/ gang is the black-shirted Arambai Tenggol who hate all Christians, They are led by Leishemba Sanajaoba, who is also from the BJP & is BJP’s Member in Indian Parliament’s upper house aka Rajya Sabha. The Arambai Tenggol 's only motive, is to bring Meiteis back to the fold of Sanamahism. A member of Arambai Tenggol has said “Most of the Meiteis are converting to Christianity so we just want to bring people back,”
Because the western govt & media has taken note of the ongoing genocide and are raising questions about the targetting of Christians given BJP’s history of violence against minority religions, the govt (both central and state) & media are trying to downplay the communal angle of this genocide.
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