Dimapur, April 18 2010: After having agreed to stop issuing provocative statements in the media by the three Naga underground groups, the media war between the NSCN-IM and the NSCN-K has re-emerged again.

On Sunday, the NSCN-IM accused NSCN-K leader Khugalu Mulatuno of a person 'employed' by the Government of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) whose activities are that of anti-Naga.

The reaction of the NSCN-IM was triggered by Khugalu Mulatonu's statement which demanded that the United Nations (UN) should investigate crimes committed by Thuingaleng Muivah and called him a terrorist.

It all began when the NSCN-IM leader had announced recently the amalgamation of erstwhile Kuki Tribal Union (KTU) and the NSCN-IM's 'Kuki Affairs'.

In that significant development ten days ago which came out from the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), Th Muivah, general secretary of the group made a declaration reiterating the 'friendship' and commitment with the Kukis under the aegis of Kuki Tribal Union (KTU).

The declaration was announced by during the "amalgamation programme of the KTU and Kuki Affairs" at Hebron Camp, Nagaland recently, according to a statement issued by Samson Jajo, principal secretary of the group (NSCN-IM).

It stated that ' in fulfillment of its solidarity towards KTU that has begun during the period of Naga National Council (NNC), Th Muivah also declared that the post of KTU's president will be equivalent with that of steering committee member while the KTU vice-president post will be equivalent to deputy kilonser of the NSCN-IM.

However, on Saturday, the NSCN-K said that when the Naga National Council (NNC) was formed, every Naga tribe, in order to contribute more meaningfully to the Naga political struggle, formed their own respective tribal union and under the same circumstances, Kukis of Nagaland state formed Kuki Tribal Union (KTU) with late Pu.

Tongngul Hewlai as the first president and Late Pu.

Nguljalet Chomgloi as the last president.

With the signing of infamous Shillong Accord of 1975, which the Nagas outrightly rejected, the KTU too had its natural death.

When the NSCN was split into two, both had separate administrative heads: UT II under NSCN-K and "Kuki Affairs" by NSCN-IM, the NSCN-K statement said.

"The question of KTU being amalgamated with Kuki Affairs does not arise at all.

It is a ploy to confuse the Nagas in general and divide the Kukis at the insistence of few who are based in Manipur state.

The statement issued by Hebron Camp on 10th April shall therefore have no bearing on the Kukis," the NSCN-K statement added.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, the NSCN-IM said, "Mulatonu's statement against NSCN ( Isak-Muivah) and particularly against Muivah is nothing new to the Nagas.

But the fact remains that he is prodded by India's Intelligence Agencies (RAW & IB) to issue such statement to serve their interest.

It is an established fact that Mulatonu has been working faithfully at the behest of Indian masters," accused the NSCN-IM.

NSCN-IM also said Mulatonu who was yet to be conceived in his mother's womb when Muivah activated himself in the Naga political struggle is now sneering, and sneering at the cost of exposing his anti-Naga identity and his pay master who are RAW & IB.

"It has been India's divisive policy to confuse the Nagas, when they miserably failed to convince the Nagas to toe their line of interest, even at the cost of selling out Naga's historical and political rights.

Nothing comes better for Government of India than employing Mulatonu," said the NSCN-IM.

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