As per reports, the latest situational updates in Manipur as of Wednesday (16 October) are as follows:
• At least 15 MLAs from the Meitei, Kuki-Zo-Hmar and Naga communities held peace talks with representatives of the central government on Tuesday (15 October) and appealed to the people of the state to shun violence to prevent further loss of lives.
• While the ministry of home affairs, which had extended the invitation to the MLAs for the meeting, stated that the leaders had unanimously called for peace, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), an umbrella body of tribal communities, clarified that officials of the central government held separate meetings with MLAs from the three communities.
