NSF President Medovi Rhi addressing the 46th Naga Republic Day 2025 at Ukhrul on March 21.
Our Correspondent
Kohima | March 21
Naga Students' Federation (NSF) President Medovi Rhi today called for peace and unity among various CSOs, governments, entities, and Nagas across all walks of life, underscoring that the strength of a nation lies not only in its geography but in the hearts and minds of the Naga people.
"Peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but a state where diverse schools of thought co-exist and collaborate for the greater good. Unity is not the absence of differences, but the acceptance that the strength of each entity, tribe, and region can be held together as one diverse caravan of progress—one Naga," Rhi said while addressing the 46th Naga Republic Day 2025 at Ukhrul, organized by the Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong in collaboration with WTR-NSCN/GPRN.
He further reiterated that the path to a dignified Naga future lies not only in political negotiations but also in building bridges of trust and understanding among all stakeholders and the Naga people as a whole.
"Together, we can create a nation where every voice finds its audience, every culture is respected, where every Naga breathes the air of liberty, and our collective potentials are fully realized," he said.
Rhi emphasized that it is only through peace and reconciliation that the vision and efforts toward a Promised Naga Future can become a reality. "Until and unless we unite as one Naga, our dreams will always remain distant," the NSF president added.
He also stated that factionalism and division have corroded the morale of the Naga people, both young and old. "We cannot deny that there are divisions in our churches, within our student platforms, and civil society organizations. There are vested tribal interests, and so forth. We proclaim ourselves a nation for Christ, where on Sundays we are told to love our neighbors as ourselves, but by Monday, we are divided again on multiple fronts—in our administration, in our halls of learning, in our justice system, and in our everyday lives," Rhi said.
He stressed the need to acknowledge the reality and take responsibility for our shortcomings without pointing fingers at one another if we are to move forward as one Naga and one nation.
"We, as a people, cannot afford to further disintegrate ourselves due to the measles of egoistic tribal mindsets, ambitions, and other self-serving interests," he concluded.
