FIR lodged against Meetei Leepun’s Chief over hate speech against the Kukis

Alleging him of openly spreading hate speech and discriminatory remarks against the “Kuki” community in his interview with Karan Thapar for “The Wire,” the Kuki Students’ Organization Churachandpur on Saturday lodged an FIR against Pramot Singh, the Chief of Meetei Leepun, at Churachandpur Police Station, urging the Officer-in-Charge to register FIR immediately in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari’s Case.

The KSO Churachandpur claimed that the remarks of Meetei Leepun’s chief is against the order of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs Union of India & Ors. (Hon'ble Justice K-M. Joseph and Hon'ble Justice B.V. Nagarathna).

The student body stated that the claims of the Chief that the purpose of the organization is to work to unite the people of Meitei community settled in different parts of the globe is an allusion to the secessionist movement of the Meiteis and the objective of establishing an independent country. It is a communal organisation with Meitei nationalist agenda to strengthen and safeguard the interest of only the Meitei community at the cost of other communities.

The student body also alleged that the organization have their own armed volunteers and units in all Meitei settlements, in all the districts of the hills and in the valleys of Manipur and conduct meetings at the meeting halls set up by them in various places.

The KSO in their FIR statement said, that, Pramot Singh has openly declared that if the government, either in Delhi or in Manipur, does not intervene quickly, “there will be civil war” adding “the Kukis will not be able to defend themselves." Pramot Singh also openly stated that if the government does not intervene, he spoke about a 15 kilometres area where, he claimed, the Kukis have set up roadblocks and encroachments, stating bluntly that they would be “wiped out” in that area.

Pramot Singh, Chief of the Meitei Leepun, who flew from Imphal to Delhi for interview also categorically proclaimed that the Kukis are “outsiders”. He further said “they (Kuki) are not part of the family” (Kuki) are “not indigenous to Manipur”. He described the Kuki community as “tenants” in Manipur. He stated that “the majority of Kukis are illegal” although he did not have any facts to back up this claim.

The KSO Churachandpur further stated that Pramot Singh in his Facebook post on April, 28, 2023 said that “This is the right time… let’s annihilate our traditional rivals on the hills and live peacefully.” This post is s proof preplanned intention to attack the Kuki community, KSO alleged.

As per information received from a reliable sources, the KSO said, adding that Pramot Singh, the current Chief of the Meetei Leepun is staying at the residence of Leishemba Sanajaoba, a BJP MP (Rajya Sabha) and is sheltering the said person which will be evident from the CCTV footages and the investigation which will be carried out.

His recent interview with Karan Thapar for “The Wire” indicate his hatred and inciting and promoting enmity against the Schedule Tribe Community in general and Kuki community in particular, KSO claimed.