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Amid prevailing tensions in Manipur, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) or NSCN-IM, the largest insurgent group in the northeast, has expressed concerns about the safety of various minority tribal groups in the state...
Terming the recent clashes between the Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur as inhuman and detestable, the NSCN-IM in an official statement on Thursday called for protection of Naga tribes such as Aimol, Chiru, Chothe, Kharam, Koireng and Kom..
The burning down of places of worship (Churches) is considered as sacrilegious acts committed on religious lines, the group said in its statement, calling for the protection of various Naga tribes in the state which the group considers part of greater Naga community which has been actively involved in the Nagas political struggle...
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