THRISSUR: Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has highlighted that ethnic cleansing is occurring in Manipur. Shockingly, women are advocating for the assault of women. Arundhati Roy made these remarks while receiving the Navamalayali Samskarika award at the Thrissur Sahitya Academy.

Predictions made 25 years ago are tragically unfolding now. Arundhathi Roy emphasized that amidst the country's spreading riots, Modi seems to be narrating trivial tales like having bread for dinner the previous night. Simultaneously, peace initiatives in Manipur have been setback by violent occurrences. Unidentified attackers took the lives of three villagers including a father and his son in the Meithi-majority area of Bishnupur district. This heinous incident transpired in the village of Ukha Tambak around 2 o'clock in the morning. The victims who had recently returned home from a relief camp were shot and subsequently brutally murdered with a sword.

In response, tear gas was employed by the authorities to disperse the agitated crowd that had gathered to protest. Numerous houses belonging to the Kuki community were set ablaze. Additionally, an exchange of gunfire between the Kukis and the security forces led to an injury of a commando. This escalated situation has prompted an extension of the curfew in Imphal due to the ongoing violence.