“Why it’s mischievous to give Manipur violence an anti-Christian colour”, First Post, July 22, 2023:
“Manipur is on fire for more than 75 days now. The nature of violence and brutality committed by Meiteis and Kukis on each other makes one wonder if humanity has any traces left in the region. A 31-year-old man guarding his village was beheaded and his head was stuck trophy-like on a pole for all to see — just because he belonged to a different ethnic group. The other side hasn’t been less brutal either.
What’s unfortunate is that each group has hardened its stance and believes its people are victims. This victimhood mentality runs so deep among the two communities — in fact three, if we add Nagas, who, thankfully, aren’t a part of the ongoing violence — they are no longer sensitive about the intensity of violence and heinousness of crime.
As a community, they have stopped feeling the pain of the other, even when the nature of the offence is grisly. Even the video of two Kuki women being paraded naked failed to evoke much sympathy from the other side. “Oh, but they do the same to us, our women all the time,” said one Meitei student studying in the University of Delhi…..”
Read the full article at Firstpost.com
