Ukhrul, Mar 8: In a significant development to the ongoing Manipur crisis, a 6-Point agreement was inked between the Thadou Inpi Manipur, the apex body of the Thadou Community in Manipur, and the Meitei Alliance, a consortium representing various Meitei organizations based outside Manipur, at the ‘Meeting on Community Understanding for Peaceful and Harmonious Co-existence in Manipur’ in New Delhi on Friday.
A joint press statement stated that the Thadou Inpi Manipur and the Meitei Alliance were led by M. James Thadou, President of Thadou Inpi, Manipur, and Sagolsem Biramani respectively. Also, the meeting was attended by eminent personalities.
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The meeting, while reaffirming the exigency of taking up initiatives towards promoting the peaceful and harmonious relationship and understanding among diverse communities that shape the cultural fabric of Manipur, culminated in a joint press statement highlighting the following key points of agreement:
1. Preservation and promotion of Manipur as a cohesive and harmonious multi-ethnic society with a sense of unity, integrity, peace, respect, and safety among all members of the society.
2. Collaborative approach and community action to address specific genuine concerns of the communities of Manipur and the larger collective interest of Manipur.
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3. Recognition of the original inhabitants of Manipur, including all its original communities, and updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
4. Delisting of vague or fake nomenclature such as “Any Kuki tribes” tribe from the Scheduled Tribes List of Manipur.
5. Acknowledgement of the bold leadership and aspiration of Thadou Inpi Manipur to preserve and promote Thadou identity as independent and distinct from Kuki.
6. Joint initiatives and collective efforts to overcome community identity misidentification and misinterpretation.
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