REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasPeople sit inside a relief camp for displaced Meiteis after their homes and shops were set ablaze, in Borobekra, Jiribam in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, Nov 23, 2024. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasThe chief minister of India's northeastern state of Manipur apologised on Tuesday for months of ethnic unrest that has killed at least 250 people and prompted criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal government. "This entire year has been very unfortunate," Singh told reporters in the state capital Imphal. "I want to say sorry to the people of the state for what's happening ... many people lost their loved ones. Kukis accuse Chief Minister Biren Singh, a Meitei and member of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of complicity in attacks on members of their community and have sought his removal.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2024 13:54 UTC