The Peace Accord MNF Returnees' Association (PAMRA) on Saturday clarified that the release that it issued was an advisory requesting Meiteis living in Mizoram to exercise caution in the light of public sentiments regarding the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur and was not a diktat or a quit notice to Meiteis.
In view of the release by PAMRA which was construed and reported in some section of the press as a diktat to Meitei to leave Mizoram, the Mizoram government, represented by its Home Commissioner, H Lalengmawia, held a meeting with the representatives of PAMRA on Saturday.
During the meeting, the PAMRA expressed regret that their release was misconstrued and decided not to pursue with their press statement any further in order to maintain peace and tranquillity in the state, a release issued by the Home Department of Mizoram said.
It also informed that the home commissioner had briefed the PAMRA representatives about the steps and measures being taken by the Mizoram government on various fronts regarding the ethnic conflict in Manipur.
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Following the meeting, the Home Commissioner met with representatives of All Mizoram Manipuri Association and assured them of their safety and security and not be misguided by rumours and persuaded them to inform their fellow Meiteis both government employees and students not to leave the state due to the unfortunate misinterpretation of the press statement, the release said.
The Mizoram government has been closely following the developments in Manipur in the wake of the ethnic conflict which has engulfed the neighbouring state since May, it said, adding that till Friday as many as 12,584 Chin-Kuki-Zo from Manipur have fled to Mizoram, seeking safety and refuge.
The Home Department also held a number of meetings with representatives of All Mizoram Manipuri Association assuring them of their safety and security in Mizoram and till date no incident of violence or untoward incident has been reported, the release stated.
