Homecoming of NSCN (IM) leader expected after 50 years
Th Muivah likely to visit birthplace Somdal in Oct
Source: The Sangai Express / NNN
Dimapur/Imphal, August 23 2025:
NSCN (IM) general secretary and Ato Kilonser of the outfit, Thuingaleng Muivah is likely to visit his native village Somdal in Ukhrul district.
If Muivah visits his native village, it will be between October 22 and October 30 if the Government of India approves, said sources.
"There is no specific programme regarding the proposed visit of Muivah to his village.
It is just a home-coming.
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.
Muivah has been away from his village for more than 50 years.
Since Thuingaleng Muivah is given Z-category security cover, a green signal from the Government of India is needed wherever the former plans to travel.
"We are not sure whether the Government of India will approve Muivah's proposed travel to his native village.
If he visits his native village, it will likely be between October 22 and October 30 if the Government of India approves," sources informed the Newmai News Network.
When The Sangai Express got in touch with Kraibo Chawang, a member of the Collective Leadership of the outfit, he said that nothing has been finalised as yet but added that the Thuingaleng Muivah is set to visit his birthplace.
'Plan is on for Muivah to visit Somdal sometime in October,' he said and added that it has not been finalised on how long he would stay in his village.
The finer details are yet to be worked out, he said.
It is also not clear whether he will go t Somdal by road or take a chopper.
Unity meet of Nagas held: Naga leaders from far and near conglomerated at Ungma village in Mokokchung district of Nagaland today to strengthen the pursuit of unity and the "journey of common hope and future".
Leaders of NSCN (IM), NNPGs and many other Naga factions, Naga tribe based bodies participated in the event convened by 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 christened as Ungma Statement issued by FNR.
At the village of Ungma, the Ao Senden hosted the meeting of the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship (CNCR), comprising representatives from the Naga tribe hohos, Naga Political Groups (NPGs), and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) .
The gathering was welcomed by the Ungma Village Council and its citizenry, who declared a sacred genna-Sungkhum Shipang, the closure of the village gate on August 22 and 23-thereby signifying and affirming the village's sacred and communal commitment to this historic convergence.
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 a 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 on the basis of the Naga peoples' historical and political rights, it also said.
"This vision is not merely inherited but is continually affirmed through our collective memory, struggle, and aspiration", the statement added.
The participants then declared that this convergence must be undertaken without preconditions, without the burden of rationalized narratives that fragment "our unity" .
The path towards the future must be unobstructed, one that is a tangible horizon shaped by the courage to reconcile, the wisdom to listen, and the will to act, the Ungma statement also said.
This declaration is a covenant, not a mere procedural outcome, the statement also said.
The peoples' collective voice has decisively chosen to rise above fragmentation and division, embracing forgiveness and healing, to honour the sacrifices of past generations, and to walk together toward a future defined by dignity, justice, and peace, it further said.
The unity expressed today is based on a firm conviction, forged in the fire of shared suffering and sustained by the hope of collective flourishing, the statement also said.
The Ungma statement then said, "Therefore, on this day, Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Ungma village, Nagaland, we, the representatives of the NPGs, tribal hohos, and the FNR, declare this statement as a binding affirmation of our shared commitment to the dignified wholeness of the Naga people" .
It added by saying, "Let this be remembered as the day the Naga people chose convergence over fragmentation, vision over rhetoric, and future over fear.
Therefore today we confess and declare that Nagas are one.
God be our help!" .
The United Naga Council (UNC) also participated in the meeting.
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