In an astonishingly outspoken and defiant interview, one of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP'S) prominent Kuki MLAs from Manipur, Paolienlal Haokip, has called chief minister Biren Singh “a mad man, marauder, a liar and a narcissist”, adding that he’s “long lost his faith in Singh's sincerity as an administrator."

Haokip said that neither he nor the other six BJP Kuki MLAs would vote in support of the Biren Singh government if a vote of confidence is required. He also said that Tushar Mehta, the solicitor general, had “lied” to the Supreme Court when he claimed that Singh has been talking to Kuki MLAs about resolving the situation.

In a 34-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Haokip also questioned why Union home minister Amit Shah is protecting Singh and went on to suggest that it was for reasons that cannot be discussed in public on television.

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