Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a helicopter to Manipur's violence-hit Churachandpur district on Thursday after being stopped by local police and teargas fired near his convoy from Imphal. "I came to listen to all my brothers and sisters of Manipur. People of all communities are being very welcoming and loving. It's very unfortunate that the government is stopping me. Manipur needs healing. Peace has to be our only priority," Mr Gandhi said in a tweet.