By Sasang Haokip
Published on May 8, 2026
In Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, one pattern has repeated itself for years: the Tangkhul (Kacha-Naga) community attacks Kuki villages, burns homes, and targets civilians. From Litan Sareikhong to Lanchah, the record is clear. Every time a Kuki settlement is set ablaze, every time our people are displaced, the same principle applies — if one community attacks another, retaliation is compulsory. Peace cannot survive when only one side is told to stay quiet.
The logic is simple and grounded in reality. When aggression is met with silence, it does not stop; it emboldens the attacker. For too long, Kukis in Ukhrul and Kamjong have absorbed blow after blow while appeals for restraint were directed only at the victims. That era is over. If the Tangkhul continue to choose violence against Kuki villages, then retaliation from the Kuki community should continue as well — and it will become more severe with each attack.
Respect is not optional in a shared region. Tangkhuls must learn to respect another community living on the same hills. The Kuki people are not a footnote in someone else’s political project. Our villages, our churches, our fields — these are ancestral lands we have defended for generations. Burning Lanchah in Kamjong on May 2 was not just an attack on huts and granaries; it was an attack on the idea that Kukis can live without permission from their neighbors. That idea will not be surrendered.
Let this be a reminder: this is the 21st century. 1993 is over. The days when Kuki losses could be written off as collateral in someone else’s territorial ambition are gone. The world has changed, documentation is instant, and the Kuki response will not be measured by the limits of the past. Do not underestimate the Kuki. Do not mistake patience for weakness, or silence for consent.
As a Christian community, the Tangkhul must stop the lies, fake news, and propaganda. Fabricating narratives to justify attacks on Kuki villages only deepens hatred and destroys the witness of the Church. The gospel does not permit falsehood as a weapon of war. If Tangkhuls truly hold to Christian values, then the spreading of misinformation to vilify Kukis must end immediately. Truth is the first requirement for any genuine peace.
The choice is straightforward. Stop attacking Kuki villages in Ukhrul and Kamjong, and there will be no need for retaliation. Continue the attacks, and the response will come — compulsory, continued, and more severe than before. Peace is preferred, but it cannot be one-sided.
Kukis do not seek war, but we will not accept subjugation. If Tangkhuls want stability, they must first end the cycle they started. Until then, every act of aggression will be answered. This is the 21st century, and every community will defend itself.
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