Kuki Inpi Manipur Backs Kuki-Zo Council’s Demand for Separate Administration, Rejects Participation in Manipur Government

The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex traditional and customary body of the Kuki people, has unequivocally endorsed the resolution passed by the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) during its Governing Council General Meeting on 30 December 2025, reaffirmed later by the KZC cabinet.

The resolution reflects the collective will, democratic aspirations, and lived realities of the Kuki-Zo people, the KIM said. According to the body, the current political, social, and security environment in Manipur has made coexistence under the existing administrative framework untenable. Any attempt to normalize governance without addressing these issues, it stressed, is fundamentally flawed.

KIM categorically stated that no Kuki-Zo individual or legislator, irrespective of political affiliation, should participate in, support, or legitimize the formation of the Government of Manipur. Such participation, the organization said, would directly contradict the expressed collective mandate of the Kuki-Zo people and the unified position of their representative bodies.

The body also endorsed the KZC’s call for a Separate Administration in the form of a Union Territory under the Constitution of India, describing it as a legitimate, constitutional, and necessary solution to safeguard the justice, security, and dignity of the Kuki-Zo people. KIM warned that any attempt to impose or engineer a government without addressing these core demands would be reckless, illegitimate, and disconnected from ground realities.

KIM further clarified that any individual acting contrary to this collective decision does so at their own personal responsibility and shall not represent or bind the Kuki people in any way.

“The will and wishes of the Kuki-Zo people are non-negotiable,” KIM said. “Any attempt to undermine or bypass this collective mandate will be viewed as a direct affront to the political voice, dignity, and unity of our people.”

The Kuki Inpi Manipur affirmed its firm unity with the Kuki-Zo Council and all constituent bodies in pursuit of a just, durable, and honourable political resolution.