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A 77-day-old video of two Kuki women being paraded naked and molested to avenge the rumoured rape of a Meitei woman has finally shaken India out of its torpor towards Manipur’s ongoing ethnic conflict
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It sometimes takes just one image to move a nation. And it takes an outraged nation to move its government to take decisive action.
A 77-day-old video of two Kuki women being paraded naked and molested to avenge the rumoured rape of a Meitei woman has finally shaken India out of its torpor towards Manipur’s ongoing ethnic conflict. Millions of Indians who cannot locate Manipur on the map are now waking up to the unceasing bloodshed and asking for accountability and action from the government.
This ‘Napalm girl of the Vietnam War’ moment in the conflict could prove to be pivotal. Visuals can be a much stronger trigger for emotions than text.