Dimapur, October 24 (MExN): The Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) today declared that the NSCN (K) Tisary Region has no moral right or authourity to demand the resignation of the YTC President and termed the resignation demand as ‘uncalled’ for and tantamount to challenging and defaming the entire Yimchungru Tribal community.
A press release issued by the Chairman of the YTC Executive Committee, Shellumthong Yimchungrü and Joint Secretary, S Tokiu Yimchungrü strongly condemned the demand for resignation made on October 5, and declared that the demand is tantamount to challenging and defaming the entire community.
“The YTC condemns in strongest terms the un-called and so-called directive issued to the President of the YTC which tantamount to challenging and defaming the entire Yimchungrü Tribal Community,” the release declared.
The YTC dared and challenged any organization not to ferment ‘diabolic designs’ so as to subvert the identity and integrity of the Yimchungru tribe as a community.
“The said region (NSCN-K Tisary region) has no moral right or authority to direct the resignation of the President of the Yimchungru Tribal Council as such,” the release asserted and said that the YTC and ‘the Yimchungru public does not acknowledge an ounce of cognizance of the region’s existence and functionary within the jurisdiction of the Yimchungru Territory thereof’.
The release also asserted that the territorial jurisdiction of the Pungro Sub-division is both the residential and settlement area inhibited and comprising entirely of the Yimchungrü tribe only.
In this connection, the release notified that the community does not and shall not acknowledge and extend any form of recognition or cooperation to the Tisary region.
The release at the same time cautioned any Yimchungru individual from co-operating and taking part in the activities and services in the Tisary region.
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