Imphal, Sept. 10 -- The Coordination Committee (CorCom), an umbrella body of insurgent groups in Manipur, has announced a total shutdown on September 13 to "boycott" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state.

The shutdown is set to remain in effect from 1:00 AM on September 13 until the Prime Minister departs.

Essential services such as emergency, medical, media, and religious functions have been exempted from the shutdown.

In a statement, CorCom media coordinator M Shak-Hen accused the Government of India of attempting to incite violence among the ethnic communities of Manipur, alleging a plan to transform the state into a region dominated by mainland Indian populations.

The group called on all ethnic communities in Manipur (...