25/06/2026
For those who say Thadou is just a clan:
1. The Abraham-Judah-Thadou principle:
Israelites all came from Abraham, Abraham to Jacob is 3 generations: Abraham → Isaac → Jacob, yet were never called "Abraham tribe." They became 12 tribes named after Jacob’s sons & Judah was his 4th son, not eldest, but Judah became the name that represented the whole southern kingdom and later all Jews. God Himself used one son’s name for the entire people. Like Israel’s Judah, even if you say Thadou was the youngest among clans, tribe formation doesn’t matter young or old like Judah tribe.
2. Tribe recognition is by language, not by birth:
India does not recognize tribes by genealogy or who was born first. The Constitution’s criteria are: distinct language, culture, customs, and geographical isolation not birth order, not who was eldest or youngest. Even if you say Thadou is a clan, tribe formation is not by young or old but by language and culture.
For those speaking Thadou language, there is no door to walk away from Thadou. So, for unity like in the past, all must come back to the original one.
3.Unity broken by fake teachings since 1970s:
Until the early 1970s there was one name, one ST list, one political voice. Then new preachers taught "Thadou is only a clan, not the tribe" and pushed other names like Kuki, Manmasi, etc. inplace of Thadou.
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom after Israel split in 931 BC. He feared that if his people kept going to Jerusalem(Southern Kingdom) to worship, they would reunite with Judah and he would lose power (1 Kings 12:26-27). Just to gain power, Jeroboam brought his people to worship idols, so that his people didn’t need to go to Jerusalem. By doing that Jeroboam sinned against God (1 Kings 12:30).
So like Jeroboam, it is just for power that some leaders are preaching false propaganda so that the once united Thadou people should not unite. They create new stories, new names, and new loyalties to keep people divided. The people, the language, and the customs stay the same.
So people believing the long false propaganda of some leaders, it’s time to wake up. For 50+ years the same lie has been repeated : “Thadou is just a clan.” Repetition doesn’t make it true. Language, culture, customs, legal recognition nothing changed except the teaching.
