KSO Sadar Hills Condemns Open Justification of Hostage-taking by TYF

The Kuki Students' Organization, Sadar Hills (KSO-SH), has strongly condemned the open justification of hostage-taking by the Tahamzam Youth Forum under the pretext of "retaliation." 

In a press statement issued on Thursday (14 May, 2026), KSO-SH said, "No Organisation has the authority to abduct and detain innocent civilians. Hostage-taking is criminal, unlawful, and barbaric."

KSO-Sadar Hills noted that ZUF and sections of the Zeliangrong community have repeatedly declared their neutrality and refusal to be dragged into the violence engineered by Tangkhul-led NSCN-IM terrorists. "This clearly reflects their desire for peaceful coexistence rather than submission to militant intimidation and expansionist politics."

For decades, the Zeliangrong community has been politically manipulated and militarily exploited under the hollow agenda of "Nagalim for Christ." The Tangkhul-led NSCN-IM has used smaller communities as pawns to sustain its violent and divisive ambitions across Manipur, it stated.

The Kuki Students' Organisation stressed that every peace-loving community must remain vigilant against the dangerous expansionist designs of NSCN-IM. It must be stated openly that NSCN-IM has been one of the principal instigators behind the prolonged violence and mistrust between Kukis and Meiteis.

"This is no longer the 1990s. No community should allow itself to be dragged into conflict or sacrificed for the political ambitions of NSCN-IM terrorists," it added.

KSO-Sadar Hills unequivocally supported the ultimatum issued by Kuki Inpi Manipur demanding the unconditional release of all Kuki hostages by 5:00 AM on 15th May 2026.

It urged that the Government and security agencies must act immediately. Any failure to secure the release of the hostages would amount to a complete failure of responsibility, it cautioned.