Muivah puts his visit to Manipur on hold

Manipur police commandos detain and question locals after a rally against the Manipur state government's decision to prevent Thuingaleng Muivah, the leader of separatist National Socialist Council of Nagaland, from entering Manipur in Mao, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Kohima, capital of Nagaland. Photo:AP.

NSCN-IM leader T. Muivah, who has been camping in a border village since Wednesday, put on hold his visit to his native village in Manipur on Friday, after the Central government and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio urged him to defer it.

Mr. Rio and his Cabinet colleagues, who met Mr. Muivah at the village of Viswema, requested him to postpone his visit till the situation stabilised in Manipur.

At a closed-door meeting, Mr. Muivah informed him that a similar request was made by the Prime Minister's Office, Mr. Rio told journalists here.