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==Background==
The northeastern Indian state of [[Manipur]] has a relatively large population of [[Tamil people|Tamils]], largely concentrated near the border of [[Myanmar]]. The town of [[Moreh, India|Moreh]] in particular has an estimated 17,000 Tamils.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://manipur.nic.in/planning/DraftMSDR/Draft_SDR_pdf/Chapter%2011_Border%20Trade.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927000725/http://manipur.nic.in/planning/DraftMSDR/Draft_SDR_pdf/Chapter%2011_Border%20Trade.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Tamils in Manipur have relatives and business contacts in Myanmar, which is a valuable network facilitating [[cross-border trade]].

==History==
Tamils from Burma came back to India when General [[Ne Win]] nationalized banks, shops, and factories. Some of them found life in refugee camps in [[Tamil Nadu]] very hard, so they decided to return to Burma through land. They were stopped by Burmese immigration at the border town of [[Moreh, India|Moreh]] and settled there as a result.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilsangammoreh.org/aboutus.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705110413/http://tamilsangammoreh.org/aboutus.php |archivedate=2011-07-05 }}</ref>

Around 1992, there was clashes between the Tamil and [[Kuki peoples|Kuki]] communities due to attempts by Kuki militants to impose heavy taxes on Tamil businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_6.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617035710/http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Jrp/pdf/133_6.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Very recently, the Tamil community has been involved in a legal battle to prevent the Manipur government from giving up land occupied by Sri Angala Parameshwari Sri Muneeswarar temple to [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indoburmanews.net/fencing-at-border-pillar-78-turning-controversial/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230221/http://www.indoburmanews.net/fencing-at-border-pillar-78-turning-controversial/ |archivedate=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21960:decision-to-hand-over-temple-in-moreh-to-myanmar-draws-flak&catid=52:regional-news&Itemid=54|title=Eastern Mirror {{!}} The latest and breaking news from Nagaland, northeast India and India, current affairs in regional politics, latest updates on business news, sports and entertainment|website=www.easternmirrornagaland.com|access-date=2018-05-16}}</ref> One of the gates of this temple is in Burmese territory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kamakotisevajharkhand.org/manipur.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119025209/http://www.kamakotisevajharkhand.org/manipur.html |archivedate=2010-11-19 }}</ref>

==Religion==
Other than the Sri Angala Parameshwari Sri Muneeswarar temple mentioned, the Tamil Hindu temples in Moreh are Sree Veeramma Kali Temple, Sree Badrakaali Temple, and the Sree Periyapalayathamman temple. There is also a Tamil mosque, known as the Tamir-E-Millath Jamia Masjid, and a Tamil Catholic church, the St. George Church, in Moreh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilsangammoreh.org/aboutus.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705110413/http://tamilsangammoreh.org/aboutus.php |archivedate=2011-07-05 }}</ref>

The [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]] has been involved in spiritual activities in Manipur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kamakotisevajharkhand.org/manipur.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119025209/http://www.kamakotisevajharkhand.org/manipur.html |archivedate=2010-11-19 }}</ref>

==Entertainment==
Over the past several years, [[Tamil film]]s have become slowly popular in Manipur partly due to a ban on [[Hindi language]] entertainment by militant groups such as the [[People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/prepak.htm|title=People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak</i> (PREPAK)|last=Pike|first=John|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/No-Amitabh-SRK-films-in-Manipur/articleshow/733398.cms|title=No Amitabh, SRK films in Manipur – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/Story/522/Korea-Comes-to-Manipur.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427014851/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/Story/522/Korea-Comes-to-Manipur.html |archivedate=2012-04-27 }}</ref>

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