American Christian evangelist, Daniel Stephen Courney’s actions finally caught up with him. He has been reportedly arrested in Nepal for links with Kuki Militants in Manipur. This street preacher was seen distributing military equipment and drones to the Kuki militants in Churachandpur District while providing them training etc during the height of the conflict in 2023.

His case is the evidence that religious preachers have increasingly influenced the Manipur conflict by aligning with ethnic groups and exacerbating tensions between communities in the state. This has been already stated by Shri @NBirenSingh on various occasions. In another incident, he was seen inciting the Kuki community against the Government of India and Meitei-Hindus, referring to them as an “enemy.” Regardless, Manipur will persevere and it has stood the test of time despite various attempts to break its integrity by external forces.

~ Sanajaoba, Research Scholar, Department for South-East Asian Studies, Manipur University

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