The Working Committee, Joint Tribes Council Manipur (WC-JTCM), takes strongest note of the proposed visit of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur to the Makhan Relief Camp on 8th August 2026, ostensibly to meet Internally Displaced Persons.
We categorically and unequivocally state that the WC-JTCM does not approve of this visit at this juncture.
Today marks 84 days since the abduction and brutal killing of our six Liangmai Naga brothers at Leilon Vaiphei village on 13th May 2026. Their mortal remains still lie unclaimed at the JNIMS morgue in Imphal. No arrests have been made. No investigation has been concluded. No justice has been delivered.
Against this grave backdrop, any official programme or public relations exercise conducted in Naga areas while the blood of our six sons remains unacknowledged and unavenged is not merely inappropriate, but an insult to the Naga people and to the dead.
We demand, in the clearest terms, that the Government first deliver justice to the grieving families of the six slain Liangmai brothers before undertaking any such visits, whether humanitarian or political in nature.
Justice first. Then everything else.
Until these conditions are met, the WC-JTCM appeals to all Naga people, civil society organisations, and community leaders to abstain from participating in the said programme in any capacity whatsoever, and to boycott all official engagements that bypass the collective will of the Naga people.
Furthermore, we call upon all Naga leaders, village authorities, and civil society organizations to refrain from meeting any Government officials whether for development projects, relief assistance, or political dialogue until the larger interests of all Naga communities are duly consulted and represented. No individual or group shall speak for the Nagas without the collective mandate of the people.
“Let it be known that our silence is not for sale, and our patience is not without limit” stated the statement issued by the Media Cell, Working Committee, Joint Tribes Council Manipur (WC-JTCM).
