DIMAPUR, JUNE 19 (MExN): The All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) while reiterating its earlier stand on adoption of children by Sumi couples, today stated that adopted children would not have inheritance rights and that matters of inheritance would “continue through paternal rather than maternal lineage.”
Reaffirming its “commitment to preserve the traditional paternal lineage of inheritance,” a press release from the SKK President, Atokiho Sumi and General Secretary, Hutoshe Kits said it stands with the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) standing resolution on ‘Nagas by Blood, not by Adoption.’
The SKK stated that any opportunity; be it government service, technical studies or inheritance of property, “shall be based purely on ‘Sumi by blood, not by adoption.’”
It meanwhile made clear that the SKK “does not oppose adoption of child by anybody/couples; however, it will encourage any Sumi couple to do so on blood line so as to avoid any future complications or deprivations.”
The SKK further informed that during its 2nd union assembly, it resolved to “preserve and protect the inherent rights of the Sumi community and shall out rightly oppose anybody or authority that attempt to contaminate the strong fabric of Sumi cultural identity where the kingship is based on bloodline inherently.” “The SKK shall not tolerate any move that try to snatch ‘Sumi birth right’ by adopted children at any level,” it added.
It called upon the union’s constituent units to “be vigilant at their respective level and that matters are reported to SKK office for further course of action.” The SKK also called for co-operation from authorities concerned to “respect the rights of the Sumi community and not to entertain any doubtful identity/candidate, especially government jobs seekers and get proper verification from SKK.”
“The SKK shall not entertain any recommendation/approval of such doubtful identity and shall fix the responsibilities to the concerned recommending/approving authority in the event of any discrepancy,” it added.
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