Dimapur, September 25 (MExN): Making its stand clear on the excommunication of Rev Tuisem A Shishak from the community, the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) today asserted that its decision was purely based on Tangkhul customs and that the Reverend was treated as any other Tangkhul citizen.
A press statement issued by the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) president Stephen Angkang, which comes as a response to the various writes ups by various organisations and individuals that appeared in the local media, affirmed that the Tangkhuls know best about Tangkhuls and Tuisem A Shishak.
Justifying its decision to excommunicate Rev Tuisem A Shishak, the TNL said that Shishak is like any other Tangkhul citizen and so when any Tangkhul citizen commits an offence, a befitting penalty is awarded and in such cases every person is treated equally in the eye of its customary law.
Giving the rationale behind the excommunication, the TNL asserted that its decision, by all means, was rational since the writings of Shishak was condemnable.
“We stand for our rights and dignity, history, politics, culture, custom and when we read the statement of TA Shishak word by word sentence by sentence in the House, it was found condemnable and the House, with all reasons, logic, reality took the action of excommunication and it is rational.”
The Tangkhul Naga Long affirmed that it respects the custom of other community and therefore called for respect of each other and at the same time, the TNL appealed to all section of the people not to politicize the matter or make it a ‘church’ issue.
