Meitei group flags threat to India’s sovereignty in memo to PM Modi

Imphal: The Meitei Heritage Society has submitted a memorandum to PM Narendra Modi, expressing concern over a series of communications allegedly issued by the Chin-Kuki-Zo group, Kuki Alliance for Nampi Awakening Movement (KANAM).The communications have reportedly been sent to foreign govts and UN bodies, cautioning that such actions could undermine India’s sovereignty, judicial authority and national security, particularly amid the ongoing Manipur crisis.The memorandum draws attention to KANAM’s objections to an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which directed immediate suspension of the construction of an allegedly illegal road through the hill areas of Manipur due to the absence of statutory approvals and mandatory environmental clearance.The road, commonly referred to as the German Road or Tiger Road, named after two Chin-Kuki militants, is alleged to have been used by Chin-Kuki-Zo militant groups for drug trafficking and arms smuggling.The society argued that challenging a domestic judicial order in international forums and portraying it as ‘institutional violence’ or ‘collective punishment’ amounts to an attempt to delegitimise India’s constitutional institutions.According to the memorandum, this is part of a broader and recurring pattern in which Chin-Kuki-Zo organisations and individuals have approached the UN and foreign govts, including the US and Israel, using misleading tribal representations and one-sided narratives of the Manipur crisis. It alleged that these efforts have been accompanied by foreign financial, logistical, and ideological support, raising concerns over compliance with India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Such external backing, the memorandum claimed, has contributed to radicalisation and militarisation, thereby exacerbating the crisis.