Mizoram Church Leaders Committee: Press Release

We, The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee (MKHC) expresses serious concern over the ethnic clashes that broke out between two communities in the  neighbouring state of Manipur since the 3rd of May 2023 and condemns in the strongest term the destruction of churches and sacrileges perpetrated by heedless people, without any respect to the sentiment of the religious minded people, for which The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee (MKHC) calls for the complete stop of all such scornful act of irreverence to religious properties.

We are extremely pained at the loss of many precious innocent lives and shared the grief of the many families who lost their loved ones from this ongoing violent conflict.

We sincerely appeal all the concern leaders of the central and state governments, the community leaders, organizations and individuals from both the communities to work for reconciliation, immediate restoration of peace and harmony, and amicable permanent solution.

Pic: Kuki Baptist Convention Church in Imphal

The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee (MKHC) also appreciates the commendable job extended by various churches in making necessary provision to the displaced victims, who have lost all their properties, having no food to eat and seeking refuge in our state as displaced people, and The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee (MKHC) further appeal the churches and other agencies to continue the benevolent act.

Pic: The Flag of Kangleipak or Salai Taret Flag mounted by miscreants on a church in Manipur. 

Finally, The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee (MKHC) once again appeals all the citizens to give a concerted petition in prayer to our almighty God to end this vicious ethnic clashes and burning and destruction of churches and other private and religious properties to restore peaceful and harmonious coexistence in the state again.

                   LALNILAWMA COLNEY                REV. DR.CHAWNGHMINGLIANA

                            Jt. Secretary                                          Chairman

 

MIZORAM KOHHRAN HRUAITUTE COMMITTEE

(The Mizoram Church Leader’s Committee)

Dt 4.7.2023.