Imphal, Sept. 2 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to visit Manipur on September 13, the Congress on Tuesday described the visit as "too little, too late," criticizing the Prime Minister for his prolonged absence from the northeastern state amid a prolonged ethnic crisis.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that while the Prime Minister has traveled extensively abroad and visited other northeastern states like Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in the past two-and-a-half years, he has "found neither the time nor the inclination to reach out to the people of Manipur."

Manipur has been grappling with ethnic violence since May 3, 2023, triggered by protests from the Kuki-Zo tribes over a high court recommendation to grant Sch...