Sominthang Doungel, leader of the apex body of the Kuki tribe in Manipur, said the belief that non-tribal Meitei people cannot settle in the State’s hills was a myth.
Mr. Doungel, the chairman of the steering committee of Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) said the N. Biren Singh-led Manipur government has been strategically branding the Kuki people as “illegal immigrants” to usurp land by driving the tribals away.
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