Dimapur, Nov 4 (MExN): The NSCN-IM has questioned the rationality of the NSCN-K’s stand of disclaiming the Tangkhul community even while the latter’s leader SS Khaplang is from Burma.
“When Khaplang disclaims the Naga Tangkhul tribe as a Naga and serves quit notice to them, does he not profess divisionism and anti-nationalism? If he calls the Nagas under the present imposed boundary of Indian Manipur state as Meitei brothers, does he also calls himself a Burmese brother? Let us not demean ourselves by playing and dancing to the tune of our enemies. We should confront the reality and our situation and reconcile for the better by embracing our brotherhood and national principles” an MIP/GPRN release stated.
The NSCN-IM questioned that when the “Khaplang brothers” are talking of sovereignty and complete independence “are their deeds and principles in tandem with their proclamations?” The common struggle against the occupational forces should be met with constructive rather than destructive policies as the Nagas have suffered much by falling prey to the divisive designs of enemies, the release stated.
It took strong exception of press statements issued by the NSCN-K which the NSCN-IM stated brought “light their mischievous fight against the aspiration of the Nagas all for their spiteful glory”.
“Khaplang, a Naga himself being their leader hailing from across the arbitrarily alien imposed international boundary of Myanmar (Burma) proclaims to be fighting for the liberation of the Naga homeland, Nagalim, and its people. But contrary to their claims of nationalism, their acts and conduct mysteriously contradicts themselves. When he disclaims a blood brother across the international imposed border within Nagalim further vivisected and under forced occupational convenience of India, does he also then not disclaim his identity as a Naga?” the NSCN-IM questioned.
It also cited instances of bombing commercial centers, killing innocent Naga public including students, ‘frisking on highways in full military and IRB combat uniforms’, firing, issuing threats to public leaders and NGOs, serving quit notice among the Nagas and engaging in “unthinkable cheap and dirty destructive campaigns”. “Are these acts of terrorisms destructively oriented or nationalistically justified” the NSCN-IM asked.
