Manipur, Feb. 10 -- Maybe, we got it all wrong on the meaning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence as against the violence in Manipur. All along, people particularly from Manipur from both the warring groups have been howling and sometimes cursing him for not saying a word. When 17-year-old Hijam Linthoingambi, a young and upcoming NEET aspirant was abducted and brutally 'executed' by suspected Kuki militants along with a boy of the same age Phijam Hemanjit he had no words for them.

Not even a word of shock or condemnation. In his monthly musings, he chose not to mention the Manipur crisis. Yes, he did utter a few words when the photos of 'naked parade' were splashed everywhere. All the while, BJP local leaders had no explanation wh...