India, Sept. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Manipur since massive ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state two years ago, on Saturday, will be high on symbolism towards, as an official statement said, "inclusive, sustainable and holistic development".

He will be at events in both Kuki- and Meiti-majority areas, which have been engaged in conflict since 2023. He will also interact with the internally displaced people in both Churachandpur, where the Kuki-Zo ethnic group is in majority, and Imphal, where the Meitis are higher in number. State chief secretary Puneet Kumar Goel said this on Friday, in the first official confirmation of the PM's trip.

There were reports of some clashes in Churachandpur ahead o...