"From time to time, a rage against 'outsiders' is whipped up in different parts of the country by extremist political groupings, who then resort to varying degrees of violence against hapless innocents, ordinarily among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. In the most recent wave of such violence, in Manipur, a succession of three incidents against 'Hindi-speaking' outsiders between March 17 and 19, 2008, resulted in the killing of 15 'migrants'."
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Aware, Awake & Arise: Issues that concern the region
Saturday, March 22, 2008
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