India, Aug. 13 -- Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said all legislators in the state, along with the governor and senior bureaucrats, were working collectively to restore peace and urged everyone to unite despite their differences.

Biren Singh urged people in the state to rise above political and ideological differences. "We should all unite on the issues of the state, even though there are ideological differences in politics and others. We have to establish peace in the state and live together. I am appealing to the people for this as well," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event to commemorate Patriots Day in the state.

"Though there is no popular government now, the MLAs and all of us are working along...