Manipur Torn In Half, Wounds Will Take Years To Heal: Rahul Gandhi In Kerala's Kozhikode

The Congress leader is on a two-day visit to Kerala and will return to Delhi tonight. 

The Congress leader is on a two-day visit to Kerala and will return to Delhi tonight.  ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that he has been very disturbed over the past few months because of the continuing violence in the northeastern state of Manipur and asserted that it needs to be stopped immediately.

"I have been a little disturbed over the last few months because sometime back I went to Manipur and saw what was done to the people of Manipur," the Congress leader said, who was on a two-day visit to Kerala and will return to Delhi tonight. 

He said that the violence-hit state has been torn in half, and the wounds will take years to heal.

I have been a little disturbed over the last few months. Wherever I go, I carry a little bit of disturbance with me.

Some time back, I went to Manipur. I saw with my own eyes what has happened and what has been done to the people of Manipur.

In 19 years of my political… pic.twitter.com/RD7c2qwnAy

— Congress (@INCIndia) August 13, 2023

The MP from Wayanad said the violence in the state was a direct result of a particular type of politics of division, hatred and anger. So, it is important to keep everyone together as a family, he said.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone of the Community Disability Management Center (CDMC) at St Joseph High School Auditorium in Kodenchery, Gandhi said, "The centre will aim to provide early intervention, treatment & rehabilitation of the children. It will provide psychotherapy, behavioural therapy, physiotherapy & speech education...I am very happy to give Rs 55 lakhs from the MP fund for this facility."

He said the violence in Manipur was a lesson to him on what happens when you use politics of division, hatred and anger in a state.

Gandhi is on a visit to Kerala for the first time after his reinstatement as MP of Wayanad.

The Congress MP returned to the Lok Sabha on August 7 after his membership was restored following the Supreme Court staying his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.