As powerful a statement as PM made in both Imphal and Churachandpur, the road ahead is fraught. Can the state even remain united without justice and reconciliation?
In a state fractured by 29 months of ethnic strife, PM’s long-awaited visit clearly marked a solemn symbolic moment.
There’s wide agreement that his presence in both Churachandpur and Imphal – the emotional hearts of the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities respectively – is a gesture loaded with political significance.
But gestures alone cannot heal wounds. And the big question that remains to be answered is, what next?
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