Guwahati/IBNS: The Manipur government has suspended mobile internet for the next five days in the state to tackle the worsening law and order situation after tribal groups took out rallies in several districts of the state.

Along with a ban on large gatherings, a night curfew too has been imposed in several districts of the state.

Earlier in the day, thousands of people turned up at the 'Tribal Solidarity March' called by a student body in all the ten hill districts of the state to oppose the demand for inclusion of the Meitei community in the ST category.

The All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM), which called for the march, said it was organised to express dissent to the "persistent demands of the Meitei community for its inclusion in the ST category" gaining momentum.

The Meiteis, who make up 53 percent of the state's population, inhabit the Manipur valley and claim that they are facing difficulty in view of "large scale illegal immigration by Myanmarese and Bangladeshis".