Chothe, aimol tribes clarify stand on crisis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, July 06 2023:
Categorically rejecting social media posts alleging Chothe, Aimol, Anal, Chiru and Kom community of favouring a particular community involved in the ongoing conflict, Chothe Lim Abom, Manipur/Chothe Tribe Union Manipur and Aimol Tribe Union Manipur clarified that Chothe and Aimol tribes are not taking the side of any particular community.
In a joint statement, Chothe Tribe Union president Thao Mingthing Chothe and Aimol Tribe Union president S Munthuireng Aimol informed that the two tribes have been living together peacefully with other communities in the Manipur since time immemorial.
If at all there is any report of any individual or group of Aimol and Chothe community taking side with any particular community in the present crisis, the apex bodies will handle the issue and bring an amicable solution.
The release also expressed remorse over the current crisis which claimed the lives of many and caused destruction to properties, and prayed for peaceful reconciliation.