An associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Social Sciences, Akoijam asserted that as long as the two communities continue to be citizens of the country, they will have to live and work together.

The police officer has been admitted to a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.

The student body’s diktat follows Manipur CM N Biren Singh’s recent statement that his government will “identify and deport” anyone who entered the state and settled there after 1961.

In the wake of recent cases of violence, Meitei and Kuki groups want the Centre to intervene to stop violence. They are of the view that the state government is not making notable efforts to solve the problem.