Ri (Rilo) Therie
Upper Agri Colony, Kohima
I would first like to express my gratitude to NPF bureau and the party for remembering the efforts and sacrifices made by both N. Rio and Kewekhape Therie notwithstanding, that both were suspended and now being openly demeaned in various aptitudes.
As for the claim and counter claim of being a founder member, NPF was not NPC and NPC was not NPF to my limited understanding. There were lots of likeminded leaders who didn’t want to be a part of NPC and if not for the effort and attempt made by N. Rio and Kewekhape Therie to bring under one umbrella all together for the sole purpose of bringing change to Nagaland at that point of time. That was why a conglomerate team was set to, of course along with NPC, but, when the party came to power, unfortunately, it has become a party that sends that most show cause notices ever to its members. It still is going by that path unceasingly. Imagine why this press release is being released?
This was the reason why the nomenclature of NPC needs a change to NPF. The then NPC, now NPF, (Naga Peoples Front) today was in ICU at that point of time when these two leaders were in Congress, call them disgruntled leaders or whatever but, without their effort and struggle, NPF or NPC would still have being in a position that you can imagine yourself without someone telling you. I am sorry that Kewekhape’s name was unnecessarily dragged into this rebuttal issue. May the wisdom of those who still remember Kewekhape’s name be blessed and if it is God’s willing, like the saying goes ‘politics has no permanent enemy or friendship’, so may the acumen of our dearest God bring you together one day for the benefit and betterment of our state.
In conclusion, I wish that the wisdom of God will lead all of you who write not just to gain mileage in your life but, be more sensitive in your thoughts so that we don’t hurt each other’s feeling or demean each other too much. The rebuttal and claiming of who is and who is not, the real founder member is too cheap to be claiming by real politicians. When someone has done something good for our people, please let the credit go to them and please stop this claiming attitude.
