Three Years of Hell in Manipur: 300 Churches Burned, 260 Christians Killed, 58,000 Still in Camps
India's Forgotten Christian Persecution as Kuki Zo Believers Mark Three Years of Religious Cleansing in Manipur
Three years after the eruption of religious violence in Manipur, India, the staggering toll on Christian communities is now beyond denial. Over 300 church buildings destroyed across 15 denominations. More than 260 dead. 58,881 people remain in 174 relief camps. 7,894 homes completely destroyed. Three years on, no senior official has been successfully prosecuted.
"The victimhood was largely Christian. Meitei churches were also burned," said Pastor Vijayesh Lal of the Evangelical Fellowship of India.
Manipur Christian Genocide Anniversary Marks Three Years of State Failure
The violence began on
3 May 2023 when a Tribal Solidarity March sparked attacks on churches across the state. Within days hundreds of church buildings were burning. The targeting was explicitly religious. Meitei Christians were forced to renounce their faith and sign documents pledging not to build churches. The Kuki Zo, Zomi, and Naga tribal communities, almost all Christian, were driven into the hills.
Prime Minister Modi remained silent for 77 days, breaking only after viral footage of sexual assault forced his hand. His first visit to Manipur did not occur until September 2025, more than two years after the violence began. BJP Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was accused of complicity by ten Kuki Zo legislators and resigned in 2025. India's Supreme Court ordered forensic examination of audio recordings allegedly capturing Singh admitting personal involvement. In April 2026 a fresh rocket attack killed two children, ages five years and five months.
The Crusader's Opinion
Three hundred churches burned. Tens of thousands displaced. Thousands of homes torched. Children killed by rockets. And the Indian government cannot bring itself to prosecute a single senior official. India is the world's largest democracy and one of the world's most dangerous places for Christians. The West treats Modi's BJP as a strategic partner while Manipur's Christians rot in tarpaulin camps. Three years is enough. The Modi government must answer for Manipur, and the Western world must stop pretending nothing is wrong in India.
Take Action
- Donate: Evangelical Fellowship of India, supporting persecuted Manipur Christians
- Contact: Your senator demanding India be designated a Country of Particular Concern
- Pray: For the 58,881 displaced Christians still in camps three years on
- Read: Reports from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Share: The 300 burned churches statistic and challenge media silence on India
