Manipur violence is an example of an attack on India's cultural diversity said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday. In a veiled attack, he said that there were attempts being taken to impose homogeneity in India. The CM also recalled that Meiti and Kuki community members coexisted for generations together on the land. Vijayan who inaugurated renovated Travancore house in Lutyen's Delhi On Friday said, "Most the conflicts arising between different tribes, races, castes and religions are due to political interest."
He said that everyone is living in a time wherein the preservation and importance of social and cultural diversity are being recognised. However, the violence against cultural diversity is painful, reported PTI.
Manipur, he said, is a shining example of an onslaught on the country's cultural diversity and attempts to impose homogeneity.
The CM said, Meiti and Kuki populations have coexisted in that area for years, defining their history through a mutual presence in schools, factories, and even inside families.
"Today, we are witnessing the erasure of this legacy of coexistence through acts of inhumanity and barbarity," stated the senior Marxist leader, as per PTI.
Vijayan observed that Kerala's culture was a synthesis of numerous civilizations.
Vijayan stated that amid the rising smoke of hatred in the country, everyone must strive to showcase unity. Vijayan said that there was rising smoke of hatred in the country and conflicts have arisen among different tribes, races, castes and religions some of which were politically motivated.
He said, "We should strive to showcase the unity and harmony within Kerala to other lands and their populations who are engulfed by hatred."
Previously, Vijayan dedicated the newly renovated Travancore House, on which the Kerala government spent Rs 23.8 crore. He stated that renovating Travancore House and turning it into a cultural hub was the ambition of Malayalis residing in the national capital.