New Delhi: Manipur’s Meitei and Kuki communities who were at the centre of the ethnic violence that hit the state more than 2 years back, welcomed PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Sunday. However leaders and people from both communities stressed that any peace talks between them must be led by the government.

The local people of the state and leaders from both the communities stressed upon the fact that only government-led talks with all stakeholders in the conflict-ridden state could bring about peace.

The conflict in Manipur has left more than 200 people dead and displaced more than 60,000 people.

A leader of the Meitei community who heads an organization called, Committee on Protection of Meetei Victims’ Moreh, Leishangthem Inaocha, was quoted by the Times of India as saying, “The PM........

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