Zeba Warsi:
At the wall of remembrance, Kukis display death, empty coffins in a line, one for every life lost.
This wall bears the human cost of this conflict. The Kuki community calls it state-sponsored ethnic cleansing, and they tell us each picture on this wall has its own story to tell.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi portrays India’s future as strong and united. But Election Day in Manipur was marred by violence. The Hindu majority Meitei militia allegedly captured polling booths. They are heavily armed and throughout the conflict accused of killing with impunity.
Civil rights advocates accuse the state government run by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, of protecting the perpetrators, and exploiting ethnic divisions.