The Manipur Congress on Tuesday distanced itself from Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram’s tweet ok ‘X’ in relation to Manipulate stating that it is his own view and opinion and not related with the Congress party.
Clarifying the tweet of P Chidambaram, CLP leader O Ibobi Singh said that the statement made on ‘X’ by the RS MP was on his own ‘X’ page and was his personnel opinion.
Ibobi informed the media that immediately after Congress Party got information of the tweet, Manipur Congress leaders called Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of opposition Rajya Sabha to take immediate action against the tweet.
In response to the calls, Mallikarjun Kharge took action and the tweet was removed, informed Ibobi.
In the ‘X’, P Chidambaram tweeted, “It is more understanding: that the Meitei, the Kuki-Zo and the Naga can live together in one State only if they have genuine regional autonomy. It is more statesmanship: for the Hon’ble PM to give up his obstinacy, visit Manipur, and speak to the people of Manipur with humility and learn first hand their grievances and aspirations”.
“Rushing 5000 MORE central armed police jawans is not the answer to the Manipur crisis. It is more wisdom: acknowledging that Mr Biren Singh, the chief minister, is the cause of the crisis and removing him immediately,” said Chidambaram. The Centre has decided to send about 5,000 paramilitary troops to the state to tackle the situation.
In the tweet, he blamed Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh for the volatile situation in the Northeastern state. He also reiterated Congress stance that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself should visit the state to assuage the situation.
Meanwhile, chief minister N Biren Singh hit back at former union home minister P Chidambaram for blaming him for the prevailing unrest in Manipur.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Biren Said that the former union minister is the “root cause” of the crisis in the state.
“I will say it openly. When he (Mr Chidambaram) was the (Union) Home Minister in the then Congress government, here in Manipur (Congress’s) O Ibobi was the Chief Minister. During their time, they brought a Myanmarese foreigner, Mr Thanglianpau Guite, a Myanmar-born who himself admitted in an interview that he contested an election for MP in Myanmar. That person is the chairman of the Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) based in Myanmar,” he said.
“I am surprised how Mr Chidambaram - there is a photograph, there is Chidambaram, then Union Home Minister, and here is Thanglianpau Guite, the chairman of the Zomi Revolutionary Army, who is from Myanmar - they never cared about people from the northeast, about indigenous people,” he said, displaying an enlarged photo with a red circle on who he said was Thanglianpau Guite seen shaking hands with Chidambaram in a black suit.
“The present crisis is not an ethnic conflict. It is a problem of illegal immigration from Myanmar with drugs and them trying to control the indigenous people of Manipur, and in the entire northeast. I find it funny to see his (Chidambaram’s) comment. I want to remind him, with these photographs, why he allowed these foreigners to enter India, to enter Manipur and even sign suspension of operations agreement with underground groups of illegal immigrants,” he said.
“He (Chidambaram) and the Congress created the crisis. What we are facing today in Manipur is their creation. They cannot wash off their hands easily. People do understand, whatever is happening in Manipur is a chronic problem created by Congress and Chidambaram himself. Here are the photographs,” he said, adding allegations and propaganda by national leaders should stop.
“I want to appeal to him, do not play more destructive games to destabilise Manipur and the entire northeast. Congress leaders should look at themselves that happened in Manipur during their time. How many were killed in fake encounters? There are 1,500 cases of Manipur fake encounter cases in the Supreme Court... Chidambaram himself came, gave recognition to a foreigner and signed the SoO agreement. You started the work of bringing illegal immigrants from Myanmar. You cannot escape,” he added.
