Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity explained

Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity
Area Served:Imphal Valley, Manipur, India
Type:Meitei organisation
Headquarters:Imphal
Leader Title:Spokesperson
Leader Name:Khuraijam Athouba
Founded Date:2019
Focus:Preserving integrity of Manipur

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) is a joint body of Meitei civil society organisations in the Indian state of Manipur. It came into being in 2019 in the wake of the peace talks between the Indian government and Naga rebel groups, as the latter sought autonomy and integration of the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur. COCOMI campaigns for maintaining the "territorial integrity" of Manipur, which was a princely state under the British Raj becoming part of the Indian Union upon Indian independence.[1] [2]

During the 2023 Manipur violence, COCOMI acted as the main representative body of the Meitei community.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ahead-of-naga-peace-deal-manipuri-women-demand-protection-of-state-s-territorial-integrity/story-iwwmCgD7KopcuOCt0ggI9N.html Ahead of Naga peace deal, Manipuri women demand protection of state's territorial integrity
  2. Jimmy Leivon, Indo-Naga talks: Manipur groups to launch mass protest on Oct 31, Indian Express, 28 October 2019.
  3. https://thewire.in/security/manipur-mass-burial-of-kuki-victims-postponed-after-mha-zoramthangas-intervention Manipur: Mass Burial of Kuki Victims Postponed After MHA Request, Zoramthanga's Intervention