Terminate Meitei PhD student, Mizo Zirlai Pawl writes letter to MZU

Aizawl: Mizoram’s apex student body, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), has demanded the immediate dismissal of a Meitei PhD scholar from Manipur for his alleged involvement in raising funds for militant groups.
The organization on Monday submitted a representation to the Mizoram University (MZU) registrar urging him to expel Teresa Nungthujam, who is pursuing him PhD program at MZU, for allegedly cheating. To raise funds to buy bullets for Meitei militia Arambai Tenggol to harm people.
In a letter, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) alleged that Teresa collected Rs. 20,000 to buy pills among Meitei students.
The organization accused Teresa of engaging in activities that are not only morally reprehensible but also against the principles of humanity and academic integrity.
The letter described the seriousness of the allegations and urged the university to take immediate and decisive action to terminate Teresa’s enrollment in the PhD program.
Meanwhile, the Mizo Students Union (MSU), one of the influential student organizations in Mizoram, accused the Meitei community who work and study at Mizoram University (MZU) has bought weapons amid ethnic violence in Manipur against Kuki-Zo community.
The organization also submitted a written complaint to the MZU registrar on the matter on Monday.
A statement released by the organization alleged that Meitei students collected money from Meitei people at MZU to purchase weapons to attack the Kuki-Zo people in the neighboring state.
“MSU has taken strong exception to the action of the Meitei students at a time when the student body is trying its best to ensure a peaceful life for the Meitei people in Mizoram,” the statement said.
It also said that MSU has taken the matter seriously and warned that it will not be a silent spectator.

Meitei students could not be reached for comment.
Manipur is yet to recover from the ethnic violence that erupted in May 2023 between the hill-dominated Kuki-Zo tribes and the Valley-dominated Meiteis.
In the eight months since the ethnic violence erupted, more than 200 people have been killed, thousands displaced and hundreds of homes and churches burned to the ground.