Manipur in Turmoil: Biren Singh’s Resignation a Political Compulsion or Strategic Exit? HT Explains

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned on Sunday amid violence in the north-eastern state. “It has been an honour to serve the people of Manipur so far,” Singh said in his resignation letter, which was handed over by him to state governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan. But the question is why did it take 21 months for BJP to remove a chief minister who had failed to control the violence in his area? In this video, Hindustan Times' Sunetra Choudhury will remind you how things went down in the last couple of years in Manipur.