Imphal: Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM) on Monday issued an official advisory regarding the situation on National Highway 2 (NH-2), reaffirming that the highway belongs to the Government of India and that its obstruction constitutes a violation of fundamental rights.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Kuki Zo Council (KZC) have reported no untoward incidents affecting commuters, transportation, or the movement of essential goods along NH-2 in the recent past.
KZC has formally requested the deployment of central security forces to safeguard the free movement of people and goods on NH-2. In its Resolution No. 2, adopted on July 29, 2025, during a public meeting at Kangpokpi, KZC appealed to the public to extend full cooperation to government-deployed security forces.
TIM urged members of the Thadou community to refrain from any form of mob mobilisation, rioting, or highway blockade along NH-2. The organisation also calls upon the community not to relate rioting and damaging public property with any kind of political stance and avoid being influenced by provocative messages circulating on social media.
TIM reiterated that the United People’s Front (UPF) and Kuki National Organization (KNO) have endorsed KZC’s position. The Suspension of Operations (SoO) Agreement has been renegotiated, and all signatory groups are expected to abide by its terms, avoiding participation in or instigation of highway blockades.
Thadou Inpi Manipur appeals to all community members to maintain peace, respect constitutional principles, and cooperate with law enforcement agencies to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of NH-2 for the benefit of all.
TIM advised Thadous not to be swayed by propaganda machinery of Kuki-Jihadist shades that has brought on our beautiful land a social calamity.
“Thadou is a distinct ethnic group of people. Thadou is not Kuki, or underneath Kuki, or part of Kuki, but a separate, independent entity from Kuki. Any organization that incorporates “Thadou” but espouses Kuki and mis-portrays Thadou as Kuki or a part of Kuki is illegitimate and does not represent Thadou people and interest” – Thadou Convention, 2024.
