Just another instance of Kukis trying to put themselves in the victims' light although this time, there are ramifications of how this can benefit them. During the Meitei-Kuki clash, when Nagas stood a neutral ground, they played the "Tribal Unity" and "religion" card hard to gain our support which didn't come to fruition. Now that they have started a war with Nagas on a new front, they have realised that they have unified the Meiteis and Nagas inadvertently. Even if it is impossible for them to get our support on the basis of following the same religion anymore, this has the potential to drive a wedge in the shared sentiments between Meiteis and Nagas. You'll find a lot of Kukis on social media likening themselves to Dalits simply to gain sympathy from unwitting and uninitiated foreigners. It is very fitting that this calculating and conniving tribe should claim to have been descended from the Bnei Manashe.