Security has been tightened across Manipur as a precautionary measure ahead of the second anniversary of the start of the ethnic conflict in the state on May 3, 2023. The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a Meitei social organisation, has called on the public to suspend all activities on May 3 and attend the Manipur People’s Convention in the state capital of Imphal. The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) and Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) have also called for a shutdown on May 3 in all Kuki-dominated areas. They also encouraged participation in the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum’s “Separation Day” event at the Churachandpur district headquarters and called on people to hoist black flags at their residences as a mark of mourning. Story continues below this ad The Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) also announced that May 3 would be observed as a “solemn day of remembrance and solidarity under the theme Bridging Divides for Shared Future”. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based …