Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Tuesday hit back at Congress leader P Chidambaram for blaming him for the crisis in the state and accused the former Union Minister of being the "root cause" of the ongoing crisis in the northeastern state.

Senior Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh voiced concerns over a deleted social media post by party colleague P Chidambaram regarding the Manipur crisi

Political slugfest has erupted over the ethnic strife in Manipur with the state Chief Minister N. Biren Singh slamming Congress leader P. Chidambaram for accusing him of the violence in the northeastern state.

Amid ongoing crisis throughout the state, Chief Minister N Biren Singh broke the silence and stated that his party will continue to work for peace. Speaking in an exclusive chat with ANI, the Chief Minister went on to pin the blame for the conflict on Congress.

Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh has refuted former Union Minister P Chidambaram's claims, who blamed Singh for the ongoing Manipur crisis. Singh alleged that Chidambaram's past actions during his tenure as Home Minister are the actual root cause of the ongoing unrest,

Congress leader P Chidambaram calls for the removal of Manipur CM Biren Singh, accusing him of being the cause of the crisis in the violence-ridden state.