Manipur's Indigenous Tribal Forum Says Statement Apologising To Kukis Is Fake
By Anmol Alphonso The Indigenous Tribal Leaders 'Forum (ITLF), a conglomerate of several tribal groups in Manipur distanced itself from a press release claiming that the forum extended an apology to the Kuki people for "misguidance and conflict with Meitei people," and called the statement fake. The press release went viral on social media and was published by wire agency Asian News International (ANI) whose story was republished by several other news organisations. ANI later deleted their article and issued a correction. Manipur has been gripped by ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei ...