( MENAFN - IANS) Imphal, Nov 19 (IANS) 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.

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.

The footballer-turned-politician who switched from Congress to BJP has been battling calls for his resignation with the state on the boil for 19 month

The MLAs demanded “mass operations against Kuki militants responsible for” the November 11 abduction and killing of six Meitei women and children from Jiribam, and to declare them an “unlawful organisation” within seven days.

Notices issued to MLAs for missing Manipur CM's meeting on law-and-order, including NPP members; political turmoil ensues.

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.