Members of the Kuki tribes gathered at Thangjing Hill in Manipur’s Churachandpur and held a protest on Sunday to prevent Meiteis from undertaking their annual pilgrimage to the “sacred site”, officials said. The protesters reached the hill in many vehicles to hold a sit-in, they said.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Kuki organisations “warned” the Meitei community against climbing Thangjing Hill, saying any such attempt “will be opposed tooth and nail”.<\/p>\n
The Meitei Heritage Society in a statement said the “Indian State must decide if the rule of law should prevail and whether the constitutional rights of its citizens should be safeguarded”.<\/p>\n
Threatening Meiteis to skip the pilgrimage to Thangjing Hill is “unconstitutional and blatant violation of freedom of free movement and right to religious practices”, it said.<\/p>\n
\nAs Meitei devotees prepare for their annual pilgrimage to Thangjing Hill, Chin Kuki Militants and public gather to block this ancient tradition.<\/p>\n
Now @AmitShah<\/a> @BhallaAjay26<\/a> @kuldiep86<\/a> must decide if the Indian state and rule of law will prevail or these Militants and hooligans. pic.twitter.com\/JOrw5xUzEJ<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Meitei Heritage Society (@meiteiheritage) April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thangjing Hill is considered a sacred site for the Meiteis, who visit it in April.<\/p>\n
“There is speculation that the Meitei community intends to cross the buffer zone for Chinga Kaba at Thangting Hill<\/a> in the month of April. No political settlement has been reached between the Government of India and the Kuki-Zo community, and without such an agreement, the Meitei community has no jurisdiction to enter Kuki-Zo land,” six Kuki-Zo groups said in a statement.<\/p>\n