Former Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Siddharth Mridul addresses ethnic violence

• Justice Mridul identifies an “invisible hand” behind ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur.

• He suggests that violence is injected whenever the situation appears to return to normalcy.

• Despite 60,000 troops on the ground, the government is unable to restore law and order.

• Mridul stressed the need for peace and normalcy to return to Manipur.

• He emphasized the need to protect internally displaced persons from both communities.

• Mridul hoped the violence was not part of a grand plan to destabilize the Northeast.

• He also criticized perception politics that are losing legitimacy of institutions.