Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, September 18, 2010:
Possibility of NSCN-IM leaders Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu meeting rivals such as SS Khaplang, N.Kitovi Zhimomi and others is nearing the reality with the NSCN-K softening its earlier stand of skipping the meet to be hosted by Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR).
The NSCN-K (GPRN/NSCN) had said that its leaders would not attend the proposed meeting of all the Naga underground leaders to be held in Nagaland within this month.
This stand of the NSCN-K to reconsider its earlier stand of not participating in the meet comes a day after Thuingaleng Muivah, soon after landing at Dimapur airport, said that he had come to attend the Naga reconciliation meeting at the 'highest level'.
Mention may be made that under the aegis of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) several meetings involving NSCN-IM, NSCN-K and FGN/NNC had been organised both in Nagaland and in Thailand.
However, in all these occasions, neither Th.Muivah and Swu nor SS Khaplang had particpated.
Thuingaleng Muivah also had said on Thursday that the NSCN-IM would never accept the Constitution of India but would continue to strive for the Naga sovereignty.
Meanwhile, a press note from NSCN-K said that its 'ato kilonser' (Prime Minister) N.Kitovi Zhimomi will attend the reconciliation meet if at all the outfit has to participate in the programme.
The relationship between the two rival NSCN factions has worsened following the recent violent incidents involving both the groups.