After reports of hundreds of Meitei people from southern Assam and Manipur leaving Mizoram following a public call by former insurgents in the state to do so, the Mizoram government has reassured the safety of Meitei residents in the state. The government's pledge for the safety of the Meitei community surfaced amidst their exodus triggered by an "advisory" from a former militants' association in Mizoram. The advisory was in response to escalating tension resulting from a viral video showing two tribal women being stripped and paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.