PM Modi reaches Manipur's Churachandpur, meets victims of violence

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UPDATED: Sep 13, 2025 13:49 IST

Over two years after ethnic violence devastated Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Churachandpur, the region most affected, where 260 people lost their lives. Despite heavy rain, he traveled 65 km from Imphal airport to meet displaced residents, including the elderly and children, at relief camps in the Peace Ground, accompanied by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

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