Naga Hoho condemns Governor's 'hate speech'
Source: he Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Dimapur, June 30 2015 : Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya, whose gubernatorial charge also extends to Assam, has been accused of indulging in "derogatory" and "hate speech" against the people of the North Eastern States during a lecture he had delivered on June 26 last at Mayapur Temple in West Bengal.

Naga Hoho, the apex civil organization of the Nagas, has said that it was "duty-bound to condemn the uncalled hate speech" purportedly made by the Governor.

"The Naga Hoho is surprised and saddened by the Constitutional head of our State Nagaland, in his lecture at the temple saying, 'There are some States where Krishna name cannot be taken.

It's a forbidden place, in our own country.

If you say, 'Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna' you will be punished.

Such places are also there in the North East.

Let us change this mindset and take the Krishna philosophy to all the corners of the North East and club the eight States with one name NAMASTE," read a statement from the Naga Hoho.

The Governor should come out openly and expose the State(s) of the North East which had carried out the persecution against the followers of Krishna, or for that matter the chanting of "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna," it demanded.

"As a Constitutional head, clubbing eight States with NAMASTE is taken note of, where 'N' stands for Nagaland, 'A' for Arunachal Pradesh, 'M' for Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram, 'A' Assam, 'S' for Sikkim, 'T' for Tripura and 'E' for East.

However, isn't it his duty, as the guardian of the Indian Constitution, to promote and uphold the secular fabric at the highest platform ?" the Naga Hoho asked.

It asked the Governor whether the North East is at par with the rest of the country and added if attacks based on race, culture, appearances etc will stop, if the Northeast people embrace the philosophy of Krishna.

"The Naga Hoho is convinced that such ideologies itself is a threat to the very existence of secularism.

The Governor making such a derogatory speech in the mainland is very unfortunate and one can imagine how any of the listeners will be charged up against the North Easterners.

Governor inciting such a religious gathering will further alienate the North East.

"He is considered as the goodwill ambassador of the North East people, a man who will share our happiness as well as the challenges we meet, however it is very unfortunate that he is propagating other agendas detrimental to the very existence of the North East," it stated.

While recollecting Acharya's association with an organization for which he was "working very fervently" prior to his gubernatorial assignment, the Naga Hoho said that he however should not indulge in activities "opposite" to his assignment as the head of a State.

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