Manipur: Demands raised to delete 'Any Kuki Tribe' from ST list, Kukis refute claims

The Thadou Inpi and the Meitei Alliance jointly raised the matter while submitting the memorandum urging the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to immediately delete the entry "Any Kuki Tribes (AKT)" from the Scheduled Tribes list of Manipur under Article 342 of the Constitution of India.

- Nibir Deka

The statement further read that the inclusion of AKT is constitutionally flawed and ethnographically invalid. It highlighted certain sections as to why the removal is required:

Arbitrary and Improper Inclusion

The category 'Any Kuki tribes' (AKT) was inserted into the Scheduled Tribes List of Manipur in 2003 through politically motivated and non-transparent means.

Unlike any of the Scheduled Tribes of Manipur that are linguistically and culturally distinct, AKT is an ambiguous and arbitrary insertion without a legitimate basis.

Non-Acceptance by Native Communities