The Meitei Christian Churches Council (MCCCM) on Sunday stated that some of the 251 Meitei Churches, which were burned and dismantled during the current communal violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities, have been reportedly included in the list of Kuki Churches on a writ petition.
In a release, MCCCM strongly condemned this attempt “to align the Meitei churches with that of Kukis in the said petition.”
The MCCCM received a draft copy of the IA (Interlocutory Application) of the Manipur Tribal Forum Delhi's Writ Petition No 540/2023 in the Supreme Court of India, it stated
The MCCCM appealed to the petitioner of the Writ Petition, Manipur Tribal Forum Delhi to remove the names of the Meitei churches from the petition.
The petitioner should be held responsible for any consequences that may arise from the inclusion of Meitei churches without the consent of the individual churches, it stated.
The Meitei Christian Churches Council Manipur is a unified body representing Meitei churches and denominations. We are dedicated to upholding peace, unity, and harmony among all communities and are committed to safeguarding the integrity of the state, it added.
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