GUWAHATI: The ethnic conflict in Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei communities since May 3 has put six minor tribes – Aimol, Chiru, Chothe, Kharam, Koireng, and Kom – at the crossroads.
The unease for these minor tribes has been triggered by the bid to identify them as either Kuki or Naga. The Nagas are the largest tribal group in Manipur followed by the Kukis.
The Aimols, in particular, have been perturbed by certain developments since the Isak-Muivah faction of the extremist National Socialist Council of Nagaland claimed in May that they, along with the five other minor tribes “are part of the Naga community”.
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