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<\/div>\nViolence broke out in Manipur earlier this week between Meiteis and Kuki tribals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Kuki women formed a human chain in Churachandpur town to protect people of the Meitei community from a mob to help them board army vehicles, which were at a distance during the recent violence in Manipur.<\/p>\n
The Kuki women did not allow the mob to do any harm to the Meiteis, who were being evacuated from violence-affected areas.<\/p>\n
“Womenfolk lined up on the street and they did not allow the mob to move further or indulge in any kind of vandalism as people were being evacuated from violence-affected areas,” a resident of the town, who asked not to be named, told PTI.<\/p>\n
A video of the incident was shared on social media.<\/p>\n
A Twitter user Linthoi Chanu said on the microblogging site that while many on Twitter are reporting communal hate and further worsening of inter-community ties, Meiteis, who are in minority in Churachandpur, have come on record to say that they have been protected by the Kuki community from those who instigated the violence.<\/p>\n
“Similarly, Meitei girls are protecting Kuki students in Manipur University while some of you enjoy hatred in the name of communal tension,” Ms Chanu added.<\/p>\n
Meitei women have similarly intervened to protect Kuki students studying in the capital of Manipur.<\/p>\n
Representatives of both communities have been engaged with the security forces to arrange for the evacuation of members affected by the violence to safety.<\/p>\n
The army and the Assam Rifles have so evacuated thousands of affected people from Churachandpur, Imphal and Moreh, a defence spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“We are providing all possible assistance to provide succour to the evacuated people and to ensure their safety,” he said.<\/p>\n
Violent clashes broke out between Kuki tribals and Meiteis in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing thousands of people.<\/p>\n
The clashes were reported after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the 10 hill districts of Manipur to protest against the Meiteis’ demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.<\/p>\n
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of the state population and live mostly in the Imphal valley.<\/p>\n
Tribals constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside mostly in the hill districts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n