Photo and text by Anju Azad
Children of Late Ramjis Ali trying their best to look ‘serious’ when asked to pose for a photograph at Porompat, Imphal, Manipur on July 14, 2008. A month ago Ramjis was shot dead by Manipur Police Commandos on being suspected member of PULF. His six children are completely unaware of its impact. They are not going to
school after the incident.
A communal clash between the dominant Meiteis and the Pangals (Muslims) on May 3, 1993 fueled for the formation of Muslim insurgent groups in Manipur, India. People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), founded in 1993, was one of them.
PULF aims to safeguard the interests of the minority Muslim community in Manipur by securing an Islamic country in India’s northeast through an armed struggle.
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Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangal