COCOMI spreading 'ethno-fascist narrative' : CoTU
Source: Chronicle News Service

Kangpokp, March 04 2025: Kangpokpi-based Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has charged Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) of spreading 'ethno-fascist narrative'.

Reacting to a statement issued by COCOMI pertaining to the Kuki-Zo Public Resolution adopted on the 22nd Remembrance Day Observance held at Phaijang on Monday, CoTU alleged that the COCOMI's stand on the public resolution is testimony to yet another calculated assault on the rights and dignity of the Kuki-Zo people.

CoTU claims that organisations like COCOMI are at the forefront of a "systematic campaign of hatred", allegedly working in tandem with "militant groups" to push a "hegemonic and genocidal agenda" against the Kuki-Zo community since May 3, 2023.It accused COCOMI of operating as the political mouthpiece for extremist militias.

According to CoTU, COCOMI's appeals to the Union Government mirror the demands of their armed affiliates, particularly the Arambai Tenggol.

These representations, CoTU argued, do not reflect the genuine sentiments of the valley's civilians but rather serve the vested interests of militant factions determined to dominate and subjugate minorities.

CoTU further asserted how the people of the valley rejected the "fascist ideology" championed by these groups during the 2024 Parliamentary Election.

CoTU accused COCOMI of harbouring "double standards", while questioning how an organisation representing armed militias can simultaneously claim to be the voice of the valley's civilians - especially when those same civilians had already rejected their ideology at the ballot box.

The Committee also charged COCOMI of masquerading as a legitimate body while openly declaring hostility against the Kuki-Zo people.

Reaffirming its commitment to the tribal cause, CoTU underscored that it was formed after May 3, 2023, to safeguard the political aspirations and rights of the Kuki-Zo people.

Issuing a "warning", CoTU called on valley-based groups to focus on their own aspirations rather than attempting to suppress the legitimate demands of the Kuki-Zo people - who remain committed to seeking their future within the constitutional framework of the Republic of India.

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