Ukhrul: In response to a media report by The Hindu Bureau dated May 16, 2024, titled “Indian Forces helping Kuki Militants to wage war against Meitei groups in Myanmar: NSCN-IM,” the Kuki National Organization/Kuki National Army-Burma (KNO/KNA(B)) has issued a statement on Sunday denouncing the accusations as baseless and unfounded. The KNO/KNA (B) asserts that these allegations are intended solely to tarnish their image and undermine their political stance advocating for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar.
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The KNO/KNA(B) clarified their position contradicting the claims made by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). “A video clip recovered from an abandoned camp of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) shows a PLA member in military uniform thanking Manipur’s Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for supplying weapons”, the Kuki group stated. This, according to the KNO/KNA(B), exposes the reality that Meitei militants are being sheltered in Myanmar army camps and used to crush pro-democracy movements in exchange for support against India.
The KNO/KNA(B) in the press statement issued by its Information Secretary, Francis Kuki further reiterated their alliance with ethnic nationalities across Myanmar under the National Unity Government (NUG), fighting against the military regime to restore democracy. The groups emphasized that their struggle is based on democratic ideals rather than ethnicity.
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The organizations while appealed to the people of India, as the world’s largest democracy, to support Myanmar’s pro-democracy efforts, they also urged the NSCN and Meitei militants to cease supporting Myanmar’s repressive military regime. The KNO/KNA(B) warned that continued support for the Myanmar regime would lead to dire consequences, for which they should not blame the democratic alliance army, the statement maintained.
Additionally, the KNO/KNA(B) called on the NSCN to protect Naga civilians in Manipur from Meitei militants and to uphold their organization’s Christian values in their political actions and to uphold ‘Nagaland for Christ’, in all their political moves and activities.