Yung Aung
Chairman/President, NSCN/GPRN
My Dear Naga Countrymen and fellow Naga National Workers,
On this occasion of the 43rd Republic Day of our nation, I firstly give honour and glory to our God almighty for his mercy and guidance till to this very day and with that I extend my warmest greetings and revolutionary salute to you all.
On this day of national celebration, we remember with utmost reverence and pay our tribute to our pioneers and founding fathers, and to all our brave Naga freedom fighters for their selfless sacrifices, sweat, tears and blood in preserving our national birth right.
I also convey my special gratitude and salutation to our brave Naga Army who toil day and night in defending our land and people from our oppressors. We also remember and pray for the well-being and safe release of all our dear comrades who are in captivity and languishing in enemy prisons for the national cause.
On this joyous day, we extend our best wishes and greeting to all our ironclad revolutionary brothers of WESEA Region who stood with us through all weathers to attain our common dream.
For thousands years of our history, we Nagas are free in every sense. Every tribes, every village, every clan or family is free from any domination, persecution or tyranny until the British Imperialism dominated both India and Myanmar. Right after the Colonialist left, these two countries came and illegally occupied our land. Our forefathers foresee that Nagas has no future under the Colonialists India and Myanmar hence they fought with all their might so that the future Naga generations may live free as in the ancient times. In spite of the enemy's might, our ancestors refused to let tyranny and oppression triumph over their freedom and liberty.
On this glorious occasion I challenge every Nagas to remain committed to the same spirit our Fathers have live till we achieve our goal. I also urged every Naga national workers who are all call upon by the nation to remember that we carry the hope of the Naga nation on our shoulders and we must carry the national burden proudly, respectfully and faithfully.
For many decades both India and Myanmar applies deliberate policies to systematically muzzle the Naga people's right to self-determination and in the course committed brutal atrocities which is a serious violation of International norms and GOI has even gone to the extend to called the Naga patriots as 'TERRORISTS' in the land of their birth while Nagas are still subjected to her terrorist laws.
With each passing years and at every given opportunity we will keep declaring to the world that Nagas has been partitioned and occupied against our wishes by India and Myanmar who were once subjected people.
Today Myanmar remains a country in deep conflict which shattered their political, economic and social system completely and as a dominated people we Nagas feel what millions of common people in Myanmar have gone through yet Nagas cannot remain oblivious to the current Myanmar turmoil or allow their instability to destabilize the Nagas' struggle for Independence.
On the Naga political issue the stand of the NSCN/GPRN is loud and clear. There is only one point to discuss with either India or Myanmar — 'SOVEREIGNTY' and nothing else. It's ironic that the so-called Naga political groups, who have long given up their national pledge, without any remorse talks about the revere Naga political issue from the comfy of their ventilated buildings. The ugly truth is that 001 is utilizing these groups to barter the real Naga issue and the Naga political history is changing from bad to worse as these groups are in the process to commit another 'SHILLONG ACCORD' to reduce our hard fought struggle to a mere SOLUTION under Indian constitution. These groups are expecting an empty vessel from 001 and their beclouded visions ends in New Delhi.
The NSCN/GPRN, as the Naga people's mandate, has the final political authority and legitimacy to declare the sell-out 'FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT' and 'AGREED POSITION' as null and void solution and has no legal binding whatsoever. We will never allow another Naga political blunder to happen under the pretext of Indo-Naga Solution. We will continue to defend the Naga political and historical right at any cost. NSCN/GPRN will out-rightly reject any hideous anti-Naga solution compromising the political stand of the whole Nagas spreading across the imposed boundaries. Despite all their tall claims and clamour, the current Naga peace process is infested with unprecedented level of division and disharmony which only complicated the issue even further.
Hence, every Naga tribal bodies, Churches, Students, Civil societies and Intellectuals has all the right reason to label these groups as anti-people for misleading and confusing the Nagas for the last many years. NSCN/GPRN is fully alive and resolute in our commitment and we will continue to carry forward the political issue with full courage and dignity till to the very end.
On this auspicious day, we urge the freedom loving people of the world to continue extending your political, moral and diplomatic support to the Naga people until the realization of our cherish goal.
May God bless you all
KUKNALIM
