Dimapur, May 30 (MExN): The Naga Hoho has mourned the sudden death of Naga freedom fighter and former President of Naga Summit/Naga Hoho, General A. Maken on May 30.
General Maken was a long-standing Naga nationalist who made tremendous positive and crucial contributions to the founding and development of the Naga freedom struggle, said Naga Hoho President, P. Chuba Ozukum in a message. He started his journey with Naga national movement in 1954 and served under various ranks till the signing of the first ceasefire between the Government of India and the Nagas. General A Maken worked further for Naga cause under the banner of NNC in various capacities, it said.
Remembering him as a freedom fighter in his own right, who earned his full stripes in the struggle for liberation, the Naga Hoho acknowledged his contribution towards the formation of the Hoho. Maken was the Convenor of Naga Summit in 1997, which was later renamed as Naga Hoho in 1998. “We clearly remember his leadership as the Action Committee Chairman when he led Naga Hoho and other civil societies in 1998 when Naga people resolved to call for ‘Solution not election”, an effort to pave the way for Indo-Naga political settlement,” the Hoho reminisced. “We, who shared similar values with him, will continue to drink from his deep well of wisdom and remember his immense contribution for peace and freedom.”
Accepting that Maken’s death is a great loss for his family, Naga people, and all freedom loving people at large, Naga Hoho added, “Today we are left with the comfort of knowing that freedom fighters may not stay with us physically for long but they would remain immortal through their work and ideals, inspiring the society. May the selfless and courageous spirit of General A. Maken carry on for generations.”
