A global collective of progressive Meitei youth who advocate for peace and progress. We only RT what we endorse (individual tweets, not individuals/orgs acc).
We implore all to denounce the heinous crimes against humanity, regardless of political allegiance and religion, before we allow political agendas to turn a blind eye to the fate that these children met at the hands of
#KukiZo
militants.
#JusticeforLinthoingambi
#JusticeforHemjit
#Meiteis
are being targeted in Jiribam sanwiched between Assam on the West and other parts of Manipur on the East. No exit and no entry for Meiteis to Jiribam at present.
If what happened to Kukis in Imphal was "ethnic cleansing" what of the Meiteis in the hills and Jiribam?
We believe in a Manipur that belongs to all Manipuris. That is the Manipur we have always believed in. And the Manipur of the future too.
#ThisIsManipur
#FarmersUnderAttack
in
#Manipur
.
Context: Antisocial elements have ruthlessly shot a
#Meitei
woman in the back while she was farming clothed in civilian clothes.
We call attention to and denounce this reprehensible behavior against farmers caught in the conflict.
@OfficialBKU
The word "indigenous" has been coopted by
#Kukizos
. Although the term verbatim means those native to the land, in pc culture the word is used as a substitute for the word tribal. Hence they have more legitimate claim. Hence
@ITLFMediaCell
can buy Indian media.
@jeegujja
#Meitei
1. We condemn all the atrocities that victims from all communities have faced since May 3rd 2023. To bring forth the dialogue of peace we would like to highlight the plight of the victims from all communities who suffered injustice and lost their lives.
#TheWholeWorldisWatching
We, the Progressive Youth for Peace in Manipur, strongly condemn all acts of human rights violations and unabated violence associated with the 3-months long protracted crisis in
#Manipur
between the Kuki-zo groups and the Meiteis
#ManipurCrisis
#ManipurIsBurning
#ManipurViolence
Your police case does not make you a martyr
@makesyoucakes
. Hate campaign engineers
@jeegujja
and her pal are now sowing seeds of hatred amongst us Meiteis. Why do u want ur religious narrative to be so true? You are creating more bjp supporters and worsening things. Please see.
The drug nexus in Manipur and involvement of Kuki insurgent groups nominally "inactive" is concerning. Concerned citizens and authorities must intervene.
#KukiZo
#AbrogateSoO
#DrugsHataoBharatBachao
Read:
Basanta, a tenant farmer of Pukhao Terapur in Imphal East district, told the press that several hectares of paddy fields lie uncultivated in Imphal East district due to the fear of attacks.
#StandWithManipurFarmers
Here is the video which was deleted. How long will you suppress Meitei voices? Stop framing narratives to suit your agenda. Your domination against a racial and ethnic minority is showing.
@scroll_in
@thecaravanindia
@jeegujja
@HartoshSinghBal
"I was r
@ped
, r
@ped
till I was senseless" -
#Meitei
#VictimSurvivor
of May 3, 2023.
@tamal0401
On May 3, she was allegedly gang-raped by multiple men while she was fleeing from her village in Churachandpur. She is a mother of 3 and after violence broke out, she, along with her
Where is your voice?Where is the rage?Kuki-Zo miscreants gangraped Meitei women on May 3 as
#Manipur
violence erupted in Churchandpur. STOP using women as weapons of war. Why are the voices of these survivors muted by the violence perpetrators & national media based on ethnicity?
Calling the attention of the scholarly community all over to this open and deliberate attempt to twist narratives on an open source platform by certain radical elements.
Link:
#Kukizo
#TheWholeWorldisWatching
There were birth based systems of the Yumnaak (clan), Salai (banner or sub tribe) and a stratification of labour through the Lallup system as Pannas. These Pannas were indeed hierarchical but not determined by parentage but rather by age, expertise and gender.
#Meitei
Farmers in Churachandpur, Bishnupur and Kakching districts of Manipur face safety issues as armed miscreants lurk around the paddy fields creating fear and distress.
#SaveManipur
#StandWithManipurFarmers
Mostly Meitei Sanghis are representing all of us on Twitter, and who knows to which Santidas Gosai they are selling us to. Twitter lacks the presence of liberal, progressive, and socialist Meiteis.
We have observed that most Meiteis working outside Manipur, who are well-educated
“Attacks from militants may kill or injure me but famine will kill the whole state”, L Ibomcha, a farmer from Bishnupur district laments. Protect the providers, they feed the world.
#SaveManipur
#StandWithManipurFarmers
Yesterday the entire country celebrated the 77th Independence day. Amidst the backdrop of nationalistic fervour, a footballer’s tale of loss and despair resonates as a powerful reflection of the precarious situation looming in Manipur.
#Indian
#ArmedForces
Assam Rifles Millitary Vehicle Casper blocked at gun point by
#KukiChin
non state militants near the India-Myanmar Border.
Calling the attention of the entire nation and the whole world.
Alert!! The Indian armed forces is powerless.
This is not a drill!!!
Will
@thecaravanindia
come up with a November issue with "Ethnic cleansing (of Palestinians)" or call it a conflict? How many copies did the Manipur issue sell? It was pretty sensationalized- narrative and frame
@HartoshSinghBal
@jeegujja
Will
@jeegujja
block us without an ans?
We urge both state and central governments to take immediate action, finding a solution that restores normalcy and prevents ordinary citizens from taking the law into their own hands. Farmers bear the brunt, and we stand firmly in solidarity.
@PMOIndia
#StandWithManipurFarmers
We extend our full support and solidarity to Narges Mohammadi amd her voice against Radical Islamic theocratic regime of Iran and fighting against oppressive system on women in the name of cultural preservation.
#Peace
#HumanRights
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023
#NobelPeacePrize
to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
#NobelPrize
If the Manipur Conflict 2023 was manufactured and enabled by Indian state to flush out Meitei Millitants and then divide Manipur up, what can be some ways for common Meiteis to resist? (THREAD)
If the only party extracting gains from the conflict is the Indian deep state (not
2
#Meitei
Children have been butchered mercilessly. Where is the Anti Hindutva brigade? We Meiteis have called out the CM and asked for his resignation. Where are the leftists? Meiteis have embraced leftist ideology since Hijam Irabot.
#IndiaHorrorMurder
Huge agitation erupts in Imphal over two missing students, students injured
Chants of “we want justice” echoed across several areas of Imphal on Tuesday after pictures of two students, 20-year-old Phijam Hemanjit and 17-year-old Luwangthoi Linthoingambi Hijam who had been
#HijamIrabot
worked for the upliftment of the farmers, women and the oppressed. His rallying cry calling upon farmers to sharpen the sickles can be reimagined as one to sharpen our voices against divisive forces that seek to destroy a peaceful progressive multicultural society.
We would like to question the intent of the
#EGI
mission in whether it was an effort to normalize peace in Manipur and strive for the safety and security of Indians irrespective of ethnicity or was there an ulterior motive of partisan nature.
#ManipurViolence
#GuiltyGuild
Further reading: "Problems related to teaching/learning English language in Manipur" by Dr. M. Rameshwor Singh, Assistant Professor, P.G. Department of English
D.M. College of Arts, Imphal
#Manipur
#ManipurViolence
Does this not come under your definition of "ethnic cleansing"?
Will you justify the crimes of Hamas or the retaliation of Israel?
Pick a side. No neutrality. Just like you framed Manipur.
@jeegujja
@HartoshSinghBal
@thecaravanindia
Maybe pro Israeli
@makesyoucakes
can tell
#Manipur
: Protests erupt in Imphal over two missing students, many injured
Chants of “we want justice” echoed across several areas of Imphal on Tuesday after pictures of two students, 20-year-old Phijam Hemanjit and 17-year-old Luwangthoi Linthoingambi Hijam who had been missing
A 38-year-old farmer named Salam Jotin sustained a bullet injury to his chest and 9 others were injured from open firing while working in paddy fields in Bishnupur District.
#SaveManipurFarmers
#TheWholeWorldisWatching
Did
#PrayForMoreh
trend when
#Meiteis
were ethnically cleansed from the whole border town forcing women, children and elderly to flee across the border through forests? Speak of selective justice. We do condemn any brutality from the
#Manipur
police, if at all.
Do
#digitalrights
stand in equivalence with those of the real world? Are the
#internetshutdowns
of
#Manipur
a part of a larger narrative that defines the attitude of the central government towards its citizens and freedom of expression? Are there alternatives?
#FreetheInternet
#HijamIrabot
was concerned about Apartheid in Africa and the problems of the farmers in Russia, France, Chicago, etc. He strongly appreciated the supreme sacrifice of the nationlist movement leaders like Subash Chandra, Mahatma Ghandi, Bhagat Singh...
#Meitei
#InquilabZindabad
Peripheries present a different set of challenges than the rest of the world. To understand the
#Manipur
crisis, one needs to discard binaries & critically reflect on our biases. Media houses have distorted this reality, filtering it through the same Eurocentric lens.
#Zizek
85% of Manipur’s farmers are smallholders with an average land size of 1.14 hectares. Their performance is crucial for the state’s food security, but they face challenges from limited resources and the conflict.
#StandWithManipurFarmers
#SaveManipur
#TheWholeWorldisWatching
Thousands of farmers were pushed to stay in relief camps during the ongoing violence in Manipur. Critical time for farming is gone. Water scarcity is hitting the state. At least, let the farming now continue in peace.
#StandWithManipurFarmers
#SaveManipur
Thank you for standing for the truth in these polarized times. We stand with you and the victim.
@NewsTheTruthh
We will honor the survivor's privacy.
@billieguarino
@pyouth4peace
@delhimeitei
@meiteiheritage
@TheBlueHills49
Video was removed temporarily & re-uploaded without tampering with the content. The survivor requested, her visuals be blurred totally. It was an afterthought from her side. We have simply honoured her request, if that helps her protect her identity,If that’s what gives her peace
#6months
since May 3 2023, people in
#Manipur
who lost their homes property and livelihoods have still not returned home. People are still stuck in makeshift relief camps awaiting harsh winter.
@PMOIndia
has forgotten us.
Malem Thongam, a Meitei Nupimanbi from Manipur, has been fasting for a month to highlight the enduring lack of peace in the region. Despite facing legal hurdles with two FIRs against her, she persists in her mission. Her dedication to peace is unwavering.
#Manipur
#PeaceActivism
When a house is on fire, the first priority is to escape, engage firefighters, and not to discuss the cause or engage in petty quarrels with the neighbors.
Already battered by a year-long conflict and now this episode of
#CycloneRemal
, Manipur desperately needs your attention.
Gunfights and insecurity in the ‘peripheral’ villages have left many fields barren. Farmer’s lives matter. Let’s raise awareness about their plight and call for a peaceful solution.
#StandwithManipurFarmers
#StandWithManipurFarmers
Tillers of the land,
Holding not just plow, but stand,
Against violence, so grand.
They ask not for arms,
But to farm without alarms,
In peace, not causing harms.
#SaveManipur
, let it be,
A land where all are free,
To grow, to live, to just be.
In Manipur, lives have been lost, and people have been rendered homeless. This Open Letter from the Meitei Diaspora Worldwide to the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging for harmony in Manipur could be an impactful beginning.
#ModijiManipurBachao
The
#Manipur
Chief Minister's Office confirmed that the bodies are of Luwangbi Linthoingambi Hijam (17), a female student, and Phijam Hemanjit Singh (20), a male student. Both had gone missing on July 6.
@aliyaqut
✍️
Two Manipur students missing since July have been murdered, says the state government. The Imphal Police have said they suspect that the students had been killed by Kuki militants.
This has triggered fresh protest in Imphal on Tuesday.
via
@scroll_in
Perhaps
@al_lakshman
can also highlight how the Khasis, the Aos, the Lushai and Apatani got scheduled tribe statuses despite being "dominant" communities in their respective territories.
@jeegu
Proposal to include Meiteis in ST list considered & rejected twice: once, in 1982, by the Office of RGI; and again, in 2001, by Manipur govt.
Delhi officials were finding these docs days after controversial Manipur HC order was made public
Full report:
If
#Manipur
#InternetShutdown
is to prevent spread of misinformation, can
@manipurmygov
block certain intermediaries, domain names and app protocols instead of a blanket ban? Why are privileged classes with FTH Broadband allowed access while the same is not provided to all?
Co-optation in political discourse involves manipulating another movement to advance one's own agenda. It often entails adopting aspects of the other movement's discourse while subverting its original intent, which often lead to backlash if perceived as manipulative.
@jeegujja
Approaching
#May3
, memories weigh heavy in
#Manipur
.
Propagandists, Meiteis and Kukis alike, must be already weaving public spectacles to show only 1 side of the story even still.
Instead why not mourn the death of humanity and progress in Manipur?
Maiden speech that will go down in history- Oja
@Bimol_Akoijam
, you have our utmost respect. The roaring might in your speech, conveying the pain and ethos of every Manipuri, has struck a deep chord. We hope to see more of such speeches that shake the walls of Parliament. For
What does India gain from siding with the Kukis?
On the surface, it appears that the BJP-led government sides with the
#Meiteis
, while the
#Kukis
are portrayed as anti-government. This perspective is often propagated by partisan media, which oversimplifies the complexities of
There is an obvious angle from which the communication in times of communal tension can be examined. False information that has the potential to start
#communalriots
or sustain them and rumours never required the internet to manifest.
#FreetheInternet
#Manipur
We stand with
#Palestinians
and the occupied people of the
#Gaza
Strip.
Although we do not endorse
#Hamas
actions targeting civil populations. But neither do we support Israel's high handedness.
Conflict and self victimization always works hand in hand.
In the Israel Palestine conflict there's an apartheid state and an erasure of a people.
Wrt
#ManipurViolence
the big question we should be asking is who's the group backed by the deep millitarised state?
#slavojzizek
#BirenSingh
, CMof Manipur scolds juvenile female Facebook commenter over phone by dialing her personal number threatening to give SA to Kukis for commenting against
@AmitShah
and asks her location.
Kem haijararoi. Translation ga haparoi.
This is for the beloved Manipuris out there. If we look at a key stand that both the winning candidates took, their advocacy focus around a general sense of restoration of peaceful eras. A strong message for advocates of war who support putting the most vulnerable sections on the
What constitutes the imagination of public figures in claiming they represent all of us? These expressions often undermine the peace we are yearning for.
#Manipur
#ManipurViolence
#Peace
Calling your attention to the situation in Manipur. To those Meiteis stationed outside
#Manipur
, it is imperative to respond to the flood situation in Manipur with maturity and responsibility.
Engaging in petty narrative feuds and exploiting the suffering of people for
We are humans first before we are any ethnicity. On humanitarian grounds, py4p wishes to extend our condolences to all the human cost of conflict from all communities.
One of the farmers from Phubala under the Bishnupur district, Laishram Somorendro said that they continue their farming activities with so much fear. But leaving aside all the fear, he persistently continues agricultural work.
#StandWithManipurFarmers
Every year we celebrate statehood day with glee. This year marks a dark chapter. Nonetheless we wish all Manipuris a peaceful statehood day this year in solidarity.
It is crystal clear now that people are being used as pawns left right and center by the BJP.
What kind of fight for the motherland is this?
By false pretense in the name of our community you have stolen our rights!!!
If there is any lobbying or advocacy we can do to ensure safety of citizens in the turmoil, please feel free to reach out to us.
Contact details on our profile.
#ManipurViolence
#NonStateActorsInManipurViolence
Started out as militias in the fringes. Then they took cultural power. Started moral policing. Now stolen their rights.
The members now running from persecution and fear. Can't escape their masters.
Who is gaining?
Quite a shame that people on Twitter nowadays communalise even natural disasters.
Before getting triggered, please take a look at how low your IQ has dropped.
Question
@manipurmygov
for inefficient prep for hailstorms amid the cyclonic circulation currently in NE india.