Lamka, December 12, 2025 — The World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council (WKZIC) has submitted an open memorandum to the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, expressing deep dismay, anguish, and outrage over her maiden visit to Manipur, alleging that the Kuki-Zo community was sidelined.
According to the memorandum signed by Thangpi Simte, Director, Information & Public Relations (DIPR), World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council, on December 12, 2025, WKZIC stated that despite repeated invitations extended earlier, the President’s itinerary focused on Imphal and Senapati while excluding areas predominantly inhabited by the Kuki-Zo people.
The council described this exclusion as deeply hurtful to a community that has suffered large-scale violence, displacement, and loss of life since May 3, 2023. WKZIC claimed that more than 200 Kuki villages were burned, over 260 civilians killed, and hundreds of churches destroyed, resulting in nearly 50,000 people being displaced into relief camps and an equal number forced to migrate to other states.
The memorandum demanded justice and accountability for the alleged atrocities, adequate humanitarian relief for affected families, and the creation of a separate administrative arrangement under Article 239A of the Indian Constitution to ensure safety and security.
Terming the selective visit as “stepmotherly treatment,” WKZIC appealed to the President and the Union Government to address the grievances of the Kuki-Zo community and work toward peace, reconciliation, and lasting political solutions in Manipur.






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