India, Oct. 2 -- The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, has announced that it will observe October 3, 2025, as "Separation Day" with a 12-hour total shutdown along National Highway-2, the lifeline route of Manipur, between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Since the outbreak of violence, CoTU has been observing the 3rd of every month to honor the "brave and beloved brethren and fallen heroes" who, the organisation said, defended Kuki-Zo land "from encroachment by non-tribal communities."

"This October 3rd will be observed with full fervor as 'Separation Day' to remind the Government of India that the Kuki-Zo community has already been physically and demographically separated from the majoritarian Meitei community," the statement declared...