Ensure "security forces prevent both warring groups from intrusion to Kom villages in Manipur: MP Mary Kom

Former Rajya Sabha MP and boxing champion MC Mary Kom has sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure "security forces prevent both warring groups from intrusion to Kom villages in Manipur".

In a letter to Shah on Thursday she said the Kom community is an indigenous tribe of Manipur and one of the smallest among the minorities.

"We are all dispersed between the two rivalling communities. There are always speculations and doubts against my community from both sides and are caught in the middle of all problems. due to weak internal administration and tiny size as a community among the minority tribes, we have not been able to stand against any forces that intrude into our jurisdiction," she added.


She said, "We seek the help of the security forces to prevent both warring groups from intrusion into Kom villages.”

She added, “None of the Kom are villages engaged armed volunteers with bunkers, but because they are all dispersed between the two rivalling communities and in the periphery, there are always speculations and doubts against my community from both sides and are caught in the middle of all problems. The terrible thing is that, due to weak internal administration and tiny size as a community among the minority tribes, we have not been able to stand against any forces that intrude into our jurisdiction.”

She added, “We are neither Nagas nor Kuki. This has been our position for generations,” she wrote.