My response calling for "Unity & Tolerance" @Suanmuanli13238 We use Kukizo as an inclusive term, but Kukizos should be tolerant to a differing point of view if we are to maintain our unity & brotherhood. The article is written by a scholar who probably hasn't experienced the "Unity Forged" by our massacre as "Kukis" by Meiteis as he is based in the USA, probably someone who has trauma of 1997 conflict. We have to acknowledge the problem. But we have to understand that we don't have the luxury of bickering over names midway in the fight for our survival. We used Kukizo thinking it includes us all while respecting our attachment to our internal nomenclatures such as Zomi, Hmar, Thadou etc., let it remain. However, we must respect voices which doesn't echo our own. TROLLING @hoihnu isn't justified. It proves the Author right! We have very few media professionals in our community who have personally influenced the Indian media fraternity to talk about our pain & cover our deaths in the initial days of media blackout. They may deserve our understanding & journalists also have the right to differ from the common stance. She has the right to a point of view. I, for one, will stick to Kukizo as a unifying term & with tolerance urge all Zofate who has a different point of view to accept this in the context of Manipur ethnic pogrom against our people. What does it matter whether you called yourselves Zomi, Hmar, Kuki, Thadou, Lushai/Mizo, for the Meiteis we are Kukis who should be eliminated like cockroaches (Remember Rwanda). Respect the various nomenclatures after the splintering of "Any Kuki Tribes" in 1956 into various tribes such as Thadou, Paite, Zou & the emerging Zomi if we really meant we are inclusive and use "Kuki" to include all Zofate in Manipur. Only love, respect & understanding each other perspective will bring Unity, strengthen our fraternal bond, and take us closer to our shared goal. When a Kuki say Kuki, he includes all who goes by Chin, Mizo, Zomi, Hmar, he means all were and are still one people, one blood. The Author insinuation of exclusivity is misplaced. When a Zomi say Zomi, he thinks he in inclusive & he considers all Chin,Kuki, Mizo etc as brothers from one progenitor "Zo". The same is true when Mizo says we are all Mizos, & so I think is with Chins. Historical writings & naunces has divided us but our blood & shared culture has tied us to each other & on this basis we can overcome all divisions. When we, in our thinking & understanding, does not exclude any Zofate based on nomenclature, the moment we talk of nomenclature we are ready to kill our own. The time for settling this will come, for now let us focus on what is important: our united stand against forces hell-bent on eliminating our very existence. While on my visit to Mizoram CM, I had a vision of a song that has to potential to unite us all. Let a Mizo say I am Zomi, Chin, Kuki; for we all are one Let a Zomi say I am Kuki, Chin, Mizo, for we are Zofate Let a Kuki say I am Zomi, Mizo, Chin, for our history is one Then our words, hearts, minds will unite as one. Today I am a Kuki, but when I meet my blood who is a Mizo, I will tell him I am a Mizo, a Chin we are Chins & a Zomi, I am your own, maybe 30 minutes into talking I will tell him what we, Kukis, mean when we say "We are all Kukis". I will tell him we meant the same as when you say "We are all Mizos" & the same is true for Zomi. The 1997 peace agreement wasn't a rejection of Kuki or Zomi, it was for showing respect & accommodation. Let it be so. Brothers & Sisters, Unity at all cost is the only way forward.

@RavinderKapur2 @Justice4Kuki_Zo Inko Nirma washing powder lagega!

@NBirenSingh Caught red-handed! Can't say I don't recognise my own voice. Let the justice ball begin.

"THIS IS MY COUNTRY" - BSF Commandant at Saibol Kuki Village. This exposes the mindset of many Indians, who consider & talk of Northeast India only because they think of the region as strategic to India's national security & access to Act East region. The way we know & feel about our nation makes us more Bharatiya than most. We know little things about this nation & considers all Indians as One that we will never utter such exclusive nonsense, "This is my country"!

Shoot the messenger, eh? CM @NBirenSingh Stooge @manipur_police hunts & harassed justice seeker, the prominent Kuki Human Rights Orgn. The day of the real mastermind of Manipur Violence being exposed & held in chains in not so far away. We urge all conscientious citizens to speak againt the attempt to intimidate & stiffle voice calling for justice. @pbhushan1 @BenjaminMate1 @ncsthq @KUKIINPI1917 @Kuki_Inpi @KSODelhi

@kap_gen @KANGLEIPOOR We can always revisit the issue once we overcome our question of survival.

@claykhongsai CONGRATULATIONS

@LThang28110 @hoihnu Read can as CANNOT.

@Justice4Kuki_Zo @Suanmuanli13238 We think without talking the uncomfortable issues, time will resolve it. Anyone who speaks or thinks differently becomes a pariah & is shunned. Who will bell the cat then?

@TRIBALLISTIC @NENGNEIMOIHAOK1 @Suanmuanli13238 We think like kins, Sang

That's really my way of seeing things. I am OK with being called X as long as my family is intact & united, fraternal bonds are strengthened. For now, until this war is won, Kukizo seem to be the way to go. After that, leaders should be open to differing views and then we can decide if We may as well be all called as Mizos, Zomis, Chin, Kuki or simply Zo. Let intellectuals have a war of words. The commons will look for peace, progress, jobs & a opportunity to pursue happiness.

First we must not shy away from the uncomfortable talk. A Leader must Listen & not be afraid to speak their mind & be put in a non-popular & vulnerable position. We fight without understanding each other point of view. Right now, the world belongs to disruptors & radicals, Mandela be dammed, but the real question is: Is this going to be good or sustainable? The good triumphs eventually.

We all must learn to be the bigger man or woman. I think he is not wrong in presenting his views. We can negate his point of view. It is the disrespectful nature of our discourse that will hurt us all. Well, this issue must be treated with the sensitivity it requires & probably timed for a later date.

Meiteis have no business replying to this. This does not concern you. Fight like a man. Why engineer divisions within our family? BTW, whenever internet shutdowns happen, there is less disquiet & voices of disunity & lone-wolf intellect hold less sway. You can well guess who is sowing discord, think of the fake IDs pretending to be us & fighting & spewing venom. I have been victimised many times. Accused of becoming "Kukizo Robinhood", trying to get funds or donations from Meiteis for our people for winter clothing, remember: "Winter is Coming" Project. Be on the watch.

@Mikhohpa27 @Bec_Eimi @Chengchengpi @EstherEimi @GenevSuantak @Justice4Kuki_Zo @KANGLEIPOOR @Kasubadotcom @700sqkmngari @KipsKuki Great use of words & contrast.

@Zomifightsback @Suanmuanli13238 Yes, but can it wait

My response calling for "Unity & Tolerance" We use Kukizo as an inclusive term, but Kukizos should be tolerant to a differing point of view if we are to maintain our unity & brotherhood. The article is written by a scholar who probably hasn't experienced the "Unity Forged" by our massacre as "Kukis" by Meiteis as he is based in the USA, probably someone who has trauma of 1997 conflict. We have to acknowledge the problem. But we have to understand that we don't have the luxury of bickering over names midway in the fight for our survival. We used Kukizo thinking it includes us all while respecting our attachment to our internal nomenclatures such as Zomi, Hmar, Thadou etc., let it remain. However, we must respect voices which doesn't echo our own. TROLLING @hoihnu isn't justified. It proves the Author right! We have very few media professionals in our community who have personally influenced the Indian media fraternity to talk about our pain & cover our deaths in the initial days of media blackout. They may deserve our understanding & journalists also have the right to differ from the common stance. She has the right to a point of view. I, for one, will stick to Kukizo as a unifying term & with tolerance urge all Zofate who has a different point of view to accept this in the context of Manipur ethnic pogrom against our people. What does it matter whether you called yourselves Zomi, Hmar, Kuki, Thadou, Lushai/Mizo, for the Meiteis we are Kukis who should be eliminated like cockroaches (Remember Rwanda). Respect the various nomenclatures after the splintering of "Any Kuki Tribes" in 1956 into various tribes such as Thadou, Paite, Zou & the emerging Zomi if we really meant we are inclusive and use "Kuki" to include all Zofate in Manipur. Only love, respect & understanding each other perspective will bring Unity, strengthen our fraternal bond, and take us closer to our shared goal. When a Kuki say Kuki, he includes all who goes by Chin, Mizo, Zomi, Hmar, he means all were and are still one people, one blood. The Author insinuation of exclusivity is misplaced. When a Zomi say Zomi, he thinks he in inclusive & he considers all Chin,Kuki, Mizo etc as brothers from one progenitor "Zo". The same is true when Mizo says we are all Mizos, & so I think is with Chins. Historical writings & naunces has divided us but our blood & shared culture has tied us to each other & on this basis we can overcome all divisions. When we, in our thinking & understanding, does not exclude any Zofate based on nomenclature, the moment we talk of nomenclature we are ready to kill our own. The time for settling this will come, for now let us focus on what is important: our united stand against forces hell-bent on eliminating our very existence. While on my visit to Mizoram CM, I had a vision of a song that has to potential to unite us all. Let a Mizo say I am Zomi, Chin, Kuki; for we all are one Let a Zomi say I am Kuki, Chin, Mizo, for we are Zofate Let a Kuki say I am Zomi, Mizo, Chin, for our history is one Then our words, hearts, minds will unite as one. Today I am a Kuki, but when I meet my blood who is a Mizo, I will tell him I am a Mizo, a Chin we are Chins & a Zomi, I am your own, maybe 30 minutes into talking I will tell him what we, Kukis, mean when we say "We are all Kukis". I will tell him we meant the same as when you say "We are all Mizos" & the same is true for Zomi. The 1997 peace agreement wasn't a rejection of Kuki or Zomi, it was for showing respect & accommodation. Let it be so. Brothers & Sisters, Unity at all cost is the only way forward.