Athuan Abonmai backs Rio
Source: The Sangai Express / NNN
Dimapur, May 25 2016:
NPF leader from Manipur Athuan
Abonmai in a fiery speech at Dimapur Aiport yesterday said that
had it not been for Neiphiu Rio the Naga People's Front to have its
foothold in Manipur would not have been possible.
Athuan
Abonmai was one of the four speakers at the reception programme
held to accord Neiphiu Rio who arrived from New Delhi yester-
day.
Neiphiu Rio was suspended from the Naga People's Front
(NPF) few days ago.
Rio's supporters organised a civic reception
event where a large number of people accorded warmly at Dimapur
Airport.
According to Athuan Abonmai, Rio was responsible for
the popularity of NPF in Manipur,Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
among the Naga populace.
"There is no one like him spoken with
clarity and forcefully on Naga political issue at the Parliament,"
Athuan Abonmai said.
He then termed the suspension of Neiphiu
Rio from the party by the "big brothers" as "unwise decision and
unfortunate".
Athuan then appealed the NPF leaders to reconsider
the decision.
Speaking on the occasion,Neiphiu Rio elaborated on the turns of events to his suspension from the party.