On February 25, voters in the hill areas of Manipur received an “appeal” on which party to vote for. It came in the form of an open letter reported in the media from an umbrella organisation of militant outfits known as the Kuki National Organisation which has an armed wing called the Kuki National Army.
The organisation’s advice was clear: vote for the BJP, or else. The letter helpfully added, “Any person or organisation acting contrary to this appeal will be deemed acting against Kuki interests.”
