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LAMHIL SEPTEMBER 2012 OPINION
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WHY BLACK SEPTEMBER SHOULD NOT BE OPPOSED
Kuki Black Day - September 13
Mankind has different ways of
remembering dates. The Americans
remembers 9/11 in a different way, the
Japanese remembers 6/08 differently, and
the Jews remember the Yom Hashoah
dates in yet another way. These are some
of the few among thousands of such
incidents which will never be forgotten in
the history of mankind. These incidents
took place under varied political,
economical and sociological conditions yet
they have one thing in common which is
mass massacre of Human beings.
Of all tragedy I remember, the Jews
Holocaust stands out unique, never in the
history of Mankind Genocide was carried
out on a particular community with such
intensity and frequency. Jews were killed
just because they were Jews, neither
because they did something wrong nor
because their properties were envied.
One can sense a huge degree of
parallelism between the Holocaust and the
Zoupi Genocide, which even after 19 long
years still haunts the People of Manipur in
General and the Kuki community in
particular. One such Parallelism is both the
tragedy trace back its genesis to the heart
of a Dictator, who probably to quench
an ego or enjoy the sufferings and servitude
of a fellow human or for some mere
political or economical objectives had
carried out such a massive atrocity.
Whatever be the reason genocide
is genocide and there cannot be any better
- Samuel Singsit
or worse victim, a victim is a victim. The
other aspect is the specificity to a particular
community, in Zoupi!s case, the Kuki
community.
Today the Kukis mourned and
remember the black September in yet a
different way, while the perpetrators roams
with impunity. It is even hard to swallow
because the incident took place right under
the nose of the Largest Democracy in the
world boasting of its determinations to
promote justice and fraternity. Flashing
back to 19 years before present, on this
very un fateful day Armed insurgents
intercept a group of Kuki Civilians of
Zoupi Village and butchered 90 people,
with their hands tied behind, in one single
day, women and babies included. The cold
reminiscence of the ugly tragedy still visits
the people of Manipur on this day every
year.
One is compelled to wonder what
possibly could be the reason the
perpetrators assorted to such an inhuman
act. Could it be a vengeance of an untold
Past incident? Could it be just one of those
ugly tactics to draw attentions for some
demands? Or could it be a show of
supremacy or Muscle power? There could
not be a better person than the very person
who masterminds the act to answer these
Questions which still floods the minds of
every one.
Having said that, the afterthought
of the perpetrators is still a mystery. Do