UKHRUL: The Thadou Students’ Association (TSA) has taken note of the appointment and assumption of charge by Mukesh Singh, IPS, as the new Director General of Police (DGP) Manipur, on 1st June 2026 at the Police Headquarters, Mantripukhri.
Welcoming the new DGP, the TSA in a press statement issued today, stated that it had earlier exposed the total breakdown of law and order, intelligence collapse, and complete failure of the state police apparatus following the brutal terrorist ambush on innocent Thadou Church leaders at Kotlen-Kotzim Inter Village Road on 13th May, 2026.
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“We had categorically demanded the removal of the previous DGP and a radical overhaul of the policing system. The installation of a new DGP is a long-overdue first step toward accountability. TSA commends the Governments of India and Manipur for initiating this leadership change at this critical hour. However, we make it crystal clear: a mere change of guard will mean nothing without swift, decisive, and visible results on the ground,” it said.
Further, it stated that the TSA expects the new DGP to translate his declared commitments to professionalism, constitutional governance, Rule of Law, inter-agency coordination, and absolute impartiality into immediate action. “These principles must now be enforced ruthlessly. At the same time, TSA warns that time is not on anyone’s side. The cold-blooded murder of Rev. Dr. Vumthang Sitlhou and two other senior Thadou Church leaders, along with the injuries inflicted on church workers, constitutes a direct act of terrorism that cannot be allowed to fade into another unresolved case,” it stressed.
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TSA also demands that the new DGP act urgently on the following – Transfer the Kotlen-Kotzim ambush case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) immediately for a thorough, independent, and time-bound probe; provide fool-proof security to all surviving victims, eyewitnesses, church leaders, and vulnerable Thadou community members; launch aggressive intelligence-driven operations to identify, arrest, and prosecute every terrorist, conspirator, and accomplice involved; enforce strictly impartial, fearless, and unbiased policing without any favour or prejudice; rebuild public confidence through total transparency, accountability, and equal justice for all communities; and establish seamless coordination among all security forces to crush terrorism and prevent future attacks.
“The Thadou people, despite being the largest tribal communities in Manipur, have not been able to speak out freely due to Kuki terrorism. This issue needs to be addressed. Such forces must be confronted head-on through the strength of democratic institutions and the full force of the law. We place our ultimate faith in the Constitution of India and the impartial enforcement of law. We will not further accept silence, appeasement, or political calculations in the face of systematic threats from Kuki supremacist and extremist elements,” it said.
Furthermore, it highlighted that the Thadou and Meitei communities have already reached a Community Understanding. “Manipuri communities should be identified and referred to by their correct names, and the practice of labelling every non-Naga tribal community as ‘Kuki’ should be stopped. Manipur is not a tri-ethnic state; it is a multi-ethnic society. Lasting peace in Manipur will not come from hollow assurances or temporary patch-ups. It will come only when the Rule of Law is applied equally, when human rights violations against the Thadou community are addressed honestly, and every citizen — regardless of ethnicity — feels protected by the state,” it emphasized.
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Additionally, the body stated that the Thadou community has shown extraordinary restraint and faith in constitutional processes despite grave provocation and suffering. It calls upon the new DGP and all constitutional authorities to match this maturity with resolute action, deliver swift justice, restore public trust, and protect innocent lives.
“The performance of the new DGP will be judged solely by results — not by statements,” the press added.