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THIS IS A THREAD WITH REGARDS TO THE PREJUDICED NATURE OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA, PARTICULARLY AS A RESPONSE TO NEWSLAUNDRY'S ARTICLE " 'A pen can do more harm than a gun': In Manipur, Meitei owned media is winning the 'perception' war "
1) As early as on May 11, we started sending emails 2 some National media houses & a regional one 2 inform about the Manipur violence (started on May 3). Particularly, it was coz we came to understand that Kuki propagandists had already started telling their false narratives.
For example, Prof Khan Khan Suan Hausing had already published his fake story/article on the Indian Express Editorial page on 3rd May, 2023.
This is a heart wrenching statement from Bemtre, a daughther of ChuraChandpur
Her home was burnt down & her relative was shot . She & her 2 year old daughter were attacked by a bloodthirsty Kuki Christian mob
docs.google.com/document/d/1ck…
(1/18)
#ManipurViolence #Manipur
#SaveManipur twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Her home was burnt down & her relative was shot . She & her 2 year old daughter were attacked by a bloodthirsty Kuki Christian mob
docs.google.com/document/d/1ck…
(1/18)
#ManipurViolence #Manipur
#SaveManipur twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Synopsis :
1) The discrimination against the #Meiteis started right from their school days. Their culture and customs were ridiculed constantly. Regularly they were urged or pressurized to convert.
2) She also observed Kuki students threatening their teachers at gunpoint. (2/18) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
1) The discrimination against the #Meiteis started right from their school days. Their culture and customs were ridiculed constantly. Regularly they were urged or pressurized to convert.
2) She also observed Kuki students threatening their teachers at gunpoint. (2/18) twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) She got the first indications of #illegalimmigrations during her high school days in the 2000s. Special classes had to be arranged for many of her classmates who could not speak #Manipuri, Hindi or proper English.
4) The Meitei customs were already under attack by 2006 (3/18)
4) The Meitei customs were already under attack by 2006 (3/18)
An irate mob of Christian Kukis attacked the residence of two Committee of Tribal Union(COTU) leaders.
The KNF had decided to relax the blockade of the NH2, a lifeline of the Imphal valley for a week. (1/4)
#manipurisburning #ManipurViolence #ManipurRiots #SaveManipur #Manipur
The KNF had decided to relax the blockade of the NH2, a lifeline of the Imphal valley for a week. (1/4)
#manipurisburning #ManipurViolence #ManipurRiots #SaveManipur #Manipur
The Kukis had been taking advantage of their location in the hills & blocking critical supplies from reaching the #Meiteis in the Imphal Valley ever since the #ManipurViolence started.
This has led to severe lack of essential items like fuel, food & life saving medicines. (2/4)
This has led to severe lack of essential items like fuel, food & life saving medicines. (2/4)
Shortage of supplies & blackmarketing have led to skyrocketing prices. 1 kg. Rice costs about 150 Rs., a litre of Diesel costs upto 250 Rs.
The humane measures taken to reduce the suffering of innocent civilians have been severely opposed by do called Kuki Students' Union. (3/4)
The humane measures taken to reduce the suffering of innocent civilians have been severely opposed by do called Kuki Students' Union. (3/4)
