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Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla poses with participants and artistes from across Manipur during the 12th Sangai Festival at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal.

Sangai Festival opens under siege of protests in Manipur

November 22, 2025, 03:03 PM - 4 min read

Manipur’s Sangai Festival opened under intense public resistance, with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla urging unity as protesters condemned the celebration amid continuing displacement and unrest.

Protesters being confronted by security forces as they march towards the Sangai Festival venue in Imphal.

Sangai Festival protest turns violent in Imphal

November 21, 2025, 04:47 PM - 3 min read

Violence erupted in Imphal East on Friday as demonstrators protesting Manipur’s Sangai Festival clashed with security forces during a ‘cease work’ called by COCOMI.

Protesters attempt to march toward the Sangai festival venue in Imphal.

Clashes in Imphal as protesters storm Sangai festival venue

November 20, 2025, 04:38 PM - 3 min read

Violent clashes erupted in Imphal after protesters attempted to storm the Sangai festival venue, demanding the government prioritise resolving the ongoing conflict and rehabilitating displaced families.

Internally displaced families in Manipur stage sit-ins at relief camps, demanding rehabilitation before the Sangai festival begins, as authorities increase security around the event venues in Imphal.

Manipur IDPs protest in relief camps against Sangai festival

November 20, 2025, 03:10 PM - 3 min read

Hundreds of displaced families in Manipur staged sit-ins across relief camps, protesting the government’s decision to hold the Sangai festival before completing their rehabilitation.

A glimpse of the Sangai Festival in Manipur.

Manipur IDPs say Sangai Festival mocks their misery, seek boycott

November 19, 2025, 04:10 PM - 3 min read

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has escalated its opposition to the Sangai Festival 2025, calling for a statewide boycott and urging citizens to stand with internally displaced persons who plan a mass protest on 20 November against the government’s “misplaced priorities”.

Meitei body warns against projecting ‘false normalcy’ in Manipur

October 31, 2025, 08:28 PM - 3 min read

Manipur’s apex Meitei body COCOMI has opposed reviving the Sangai Festival, warning the state not to project “false normalcy” while thousands of displaced residents remain in relief camps.