Arambai Tenggol Takes Over “Law & Order” in Manipur; Roams Freely With Sophisticated Weapons

A video of Arambai Tenggol’s C-in-C Mr. Korounganba Khuman surfaced on social media through his Facebook account where he along with his associates can be seen flaunting their sophisticated weapons and in full tactical dress. In the video, Mr. Khuman is seen in the middle of delivering a “powerful” speech aimed at a certain individual within the Meitei community while also calling for war against the Kuki community.

Mr. Khuman reiterated that political solution called out by certain sections of the Meitei populace is nonsensical. “We should not be shouting for peace, it is the Kuki community who should be begging the Meitei for peace,” he said.

Aiming at a certain Meitei individual, Mr. Khuman said the Arambai Tenggol is not a credulous organization to be courted with money and the individual must stop talking about peace but rather deliver sophisticated weapons to the AT. Calling for the use of weapons in their dealings with the Kuki-Zo community, “Let us see what happens to the Kukis if each and every one of us AT have a weapon in hand. What happens if we send ten thousand combatants to Churachandpur and another ten thousand to Kangpokpi, will they not run?” he asked, eliciting a loud response of approval from the radicalized youths.

He also reminded his associates on how they are left out to die while some people are protecting their children using bulletproof vehicles which he said should be taken from them by brute force to be used in their quest to carry out attacks in the Kuki-Zo areas. He also threatened to bring the children of some individuals to the frontlines during firing incidents.

The silence of both the central and state government on such matters is truly appalling. What has Manipur become? Government reports suggest the deputation of huge number of central forces personnel in the Imphal valley and yet instances like this wherein radical elements are seen in public places dressed in tactical attire and openly flaunting their looted sophisticated weapons without fear of any legal action or penalty. This could only be possible with the backing of a higher authority - the CMO and the Titular King comes to mind in this regard. The central forces though enough in strength to handle the situation has its hand behind its back. The state forces in many instances are seen working in tandem with such radical elements. There is absolute failure of law and order in the death valley of Imphal. The deputation of security advisor Shri Kuldiep Singh and thousands of security personnel remains futile to this day with the AT and ML radicals carrying out arbitrary missions of attacking any Kuki-Zo areas at their convenience.

The open and active calls, instigating violence against the Kuki-Zo community continues even to this day into the seventh month of the conflict. The central authority has put its body and soul towards the states with impending election. The lives of minority communities, their properties and their rights enshrined in the lengthiest constitution of the world couldn’t yet be protected by a government boasting of the 2nd largest standing army in the world. Any and all aspects of reconciliation with the Meitei community is granting ourselves a death sentence and thus our demand for separate administration stands firm.