Dimapur, October 11 2008: The Isak Chisi Swu-Th Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) has clarified that the terms like the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K have been the creation of the media.

"Nowhere in our official documents and diplomatic relations across the world did we use NSCN (IM).

India and the UN bodies, besides, other international organizations recognized the Indo-Naga issue as represented by NSCN.Under the given situation where NSCN is led by the Collective Leadership of Isak Chishi Swu, Khodao Yanthan and Th Muivah, the use of NSCN (IM) to mean NSCN comes as an affront," asserted the Swu-Muivah faction of the NSCN.

The outfit then stated that it was a perspective revelation and not going ballistic and antagonistic.

The statement also added that what was seen in the press and practiced by the press is all about 'misnomer' 'misleading' and 'misrepresentation' of the actuality.

Harping on the history of the NSCN, the Swu-Muivah faction of the NSCN related tonight in a statement and said, "It is about the genesis of NSCN when it came into being on 31st January 1980, the break up in 1988 and the unceremonious expulsion of Khaplang from NSCN.

It was the collective political wisdom of Isak Chishi Swu and Th Muivah that gave birth to NSCN.

None of the senior members in the K-group like Kitovi, Mulatonu, Azheto Chophy were in the picture during this critical period of NSCN history".

The statement further dwelt that NSCN was formed to save the national exigencies following the 'sell out' of the Naga national issue by the NNC and FGN by signing the Shillong Accord in 1975."With RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) playing an active role behind Khaplang made an abortive attempt to kill the Naga issue in 1988.It was however, a turning point for NSCN as it was strategically blessed to make an impact in its diplomatic campaign after shifting its operational Headquarters from eastern Nagalim," it added.

"Growing in force and legitimacy as the people's mandate organization the GOI was politically compelled to come closer to NSCN and ultimately signed the Cease-fire in 1997 to start the Indo-Naga political talks", added the Isak Chsi Swu-Thuingaleng Muivah led faction of the NSCN.

"This is the story of NSCN.

But the mass media introduced the party nomenclature as NSCN (IM) and NSCN (K).

This is a distortion, though done in an inadvertent manner to serve its own convenience," further added the statement of the outfit.

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