New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA KK Shailaja on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur, but said that he should have come earlier, as it could have saved lives.

"We are very happy that the Prime Minister visited Manipur. However, he should have visited a little earlier. Some people's lives can be saved if he visits sooner," Shailaja told ANI.

During his visit, PM Modi appealed to various ethnic groups in Manipur to shun violence and work towards restoring peace in the state. He said that a new dawn of "hope and confidence" is emerging in the northeastern State.

This was PM Modi's first visit to Manipur since the ethnic conflict broke out in May 2023. The clashes between the Meitei...