Imphal, Nov. 3 -- The United Naga Council (UNC) on Tuesday rejected the Committee on Tribal Unity's (COTU) demand for the removal of Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho, accusing Kuki armed groups of attacking a Naga village at Tazeikaphun and dismissing the Kuki Inpi Manipur's account of the incident as "completely false and fabricated".

In a statement, the UNC said it condemned all killings irrespective of community but sought to counter what it described as a campaign of lies and misinformation.

The council termed COTU's demand for Dikho's removal unfounded and politically motivated. It described him as a leader working for public welfare across communities and for the restoration of peace in Manipur.

The UNC said Dikho's posi...