Imphal, April 30 -- Hundreds of students in Manipur's southern Kakching district participated in a rally demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Meitei/Meetei community.

Organized by the World Meetei Council (WMC), students from several schools marchedfor3-4 kilometres along the highway, carrying banners and chanting slogans.

ST statusis seenas essential to the future of the Meitei community, a participant said.

Banners depicted the state's Chief Minister with pleas for recognition, while student placards echoed these sentiments.

This student action reflects a broader movement by the WMC, organizations, and the Meitei community itself.

In 2013, theCentral Ministry of Tribal Affairs wrote to the State Government to send "specifi...