Congress distances itselfThe Congress was alarmed by Chidambaram’s statement that Meiteis, Kuki-Zos and Nagas can live together in one state only if they have genuine regional autonomy.Ibobi said the Congress’ state leadership contacted party chief Mallikarjun Kharge immediately after reading Chidambaram’s statement.“I told Kharge Ji it could be his (Chidambaram’s) personal views but this will create a lot of misunderstanding in Manipur. After Kharge Ji spoke to Chidambaram Ji, he deleted the post,” the former CM said, adding, “I will speak to him (Chidambaram) and tell him to not make such comment on Manipur.”‘Coffin rally’Hundreds of Kuki-Zo tribals took out a rally in Churachandpur on Tuesday, carrying empty coffins in solidarity with the 10 “village Volunteers” killed by the CRPF and the police in a gunfight in Jiribam district on November 11.Kuki-Zo organisation Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum had stated earlier that a decision was made to not perform the last rites till the reports of the post-mortem, conducted in Assam’s Silchar Medical College and Hospital, are handed over to the families.
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