Dubious Reports of N.Biren Singh Meeting With PM Modi: Another Ploy of Saving His Face?

Without displaying photographic evidence of the Meiteis’ Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s one-on-one meeting with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on July 28, there have been serious doubts that the meeting actually took place in New Delhi.

The reports of their meeting have raised more serious questions than answers as details of the meeting remain murky. Is it another drama created by the narcissistic Chief Minister N. Biren Singh just to save his image from the Meitei populace?

Before heading to the National capital to attend NITI Aayog Governing Council’s Meeting and BJP-ruled States’ CM Conclave, the Meiteis’ CM Biren had stressed the urgency of meeting the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.

The National media houses have reported that CM Biren had a closed-door session with Prime Minister Modi. It was also mentioned that Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were present.

Sources indicated that Prime Minister  Modi  did not attend the second day of the Chief Ministers’ meeting but was present on the first day, where critical development issues were reportedly discussed. As per reports, the short closed door session held in its sideline was specially scheduled to discuss the Centre and state’s plans and roadmap for a possible solution to the ongoing crisis.

However, the lack of official statements or even a photograph from the CM or the PMO on social media has left the public in the dark about the specifics of those purported crucial interactions. The fact is that there is no confirmation of a separate, one-on-one meeting between the two leaders.

As N. Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Kangleipak, is a pathological liar who often creates false propaganda in pursuit of his power struggle among the insane Meitei populace, no one takes his words seriously anymore. His purported meeting with the Prime Minister after 15 months of the state- sponsored ethnic pogrom against the minority Kukis is also believed to be a hoax.

Interestingly, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has also raised concerns about whether Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had a private discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the ongoing crisis in Manipur.

Jairam Ramesh specifically asked whether Chief Minister Biren Singh discussed the critical situation in Manipur with Prime Minister Modi. Ramesh’s inquiries aimed to clarify whether the Prime Minister has been directly involved in addressing the crisis.

Additionally, Ramesh questioned if Chief Minister Biren Singh had invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Manipur, either before or after his recent trip to Ukraine. The Congress leader’s questions underscored concerns about the central government’s engagement with the issues facing Manipur.

While the secrecy surrounding the meeting between CM Biren and PM Modi is doing the rounds in social media platforms and political circles, there is a lack of transparency to address the civil war situation in Manipur. It is time for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, to act with transparency, urgency, and solve the legitimate political demand of the Kukis for Union Territory with Legislature under the ambit of the Constitution.

Mentioned may be made that immediately after Lok Sabha elections results, HM Amit Shah had held a high-level security review of the state in June, attended by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Deka, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Army Chief (Designate) Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, GoC 3 Corps H S Sahi, Security Adviser to Manipur Kuldeep Singh, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh and Assam Rifles DG Pradeep Chandran Nair. However, the Meitei CM N. Biren Singh was not invited to attend that meeting.