Dimapur, Aug 23 (NNN): NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah is likely to visit his native village Somdal in Ukhrul district.
Muivah has been away from his village for more than 50 years.
There is no specific programme regarding the proposed visit. “It is just a homecoming. There is no specific programme or meeting or something like that. Yes, of course, villagers will arrange a homecoming reception if our leader comes home,” a source from the NSCN-IM said.
Sources said that since Thuingaleng Muivah comes under Z-category security cover, a green signal from the Government of India is needed wherever the former plans to travel. The sources informed NNN that they are not sure whether the Government of India would approve Muivah’s proposed travel to his native village.
Meeting of Naga leaders
Meanwhile, Naga leaders from far and near met at Ungma in Mokokchung district of Nagaland on Saturday to strengthen the pursuit of unity and the “journey of common hope and future”.
Leaders of NSCN-IM, NNPGs and other Naga factions, Naga tribe-based bodies participated in the event convened by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and hosted by Ao Senden, the apex Ao tribe organisation.
“Today, August 23, 2025, marks a ‘winning day’ for the Naga people-a day etched into our collective memory as a testament of our resolve, unity, courage, and the enduring pursuit of a shared future,” a statement by FNR said.
The meeting convened under the CNCR was attended by representatives of the 16 ‘Naga political groups’ (NPGs), including NSCN-IM and NNPGs, 34 ‘tribal hohos’ from all Naga areas and the FNR, said the statement.
In continuity with the January 14, 2025 Treatise, followed by affirmations and resolutions made throughout 2025, this assembly reiterated an earnest and unified call that all Naga political groups (NPGs), with the clear-cut support of the ‘tribe hohos’, will converge at a common ground to articulate and pursue a shared political vision based on the Naga peoples’ historical and political rights, it said.
