Imphal, Nov 26: Ten Manipur tribal MLAs have met Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga in Aizawl and sought his intervention to solve the ethnic crisis in Manipur.
Manipur tribals’ apex body, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), senior leader Ginza Vualzong, said on Saturday that the November 29 mega rally of the Kuki-Zo tribals would be held in Mizoram, Tripura, Delhi, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, besides different districts in Manipur.
Zoramthanga, who is the President of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), said that the tribal MLAs of Manipur, including ministers, met him in Aizawl on Thursday and requested that he hold talks with the Naga leaders in Manipur and Nagaland regarding the current ethnic turmoil in the neighbouring state.
He said that the Manipur legislators, belonging to Kuki-Zo tribals, wanted to maintain a good relationship with the Naga tribal community in this time of ethnic strife in Manipur.
“I have requested the Manipur tribal MLAs and Ministers to keep in close contact with the Union government and continue to apprise him of what is actually happening in Manipur,” he said.
Ten Manipur MLAs, including seven belonging to the ruling BJP, since the ethnic riots began in the state have been demanding a ‘separate administrations’ for the tribals in the state.
