Naga Leader Muivah Visits Native Place in Manipur After 5 Decades, Thousands Gather to Welcome

A Naga rebel leader in India's northeastern state returns home after five decades, in photos - The Morning Sun

UKHRUL, India (AP) — A helicopter descended from the clear blue sky Wednesday as thousands of people cheered the arrival of Thuingaleng Muivah, a top Naga insurgent leader, to his hometown in India’s northeastern Manipur state for the first time in five decades. Men and women in traditional Naga attire carrying spears and wearing feathered headgear welcomed the 91-year-old Muivah in Manipur's Ukhrul district. Schoolchildren waved the Naga flag, …

Naga leader Muivah visits native place in Manipur after 5 decades, thousands gather to welcome

NSCN (IM) supremo Th. Muivah, the 91-year-old Naga leader and chief negotiator in peace talks with the Centre, arrived in his home district Ukhrul to visit his native village Somdal after more than 50 years. Thousands of men and women turned up in traditional attire to welcome him. His visit comes amid ongoing ethnic tensions in Manipur.Thousands thronged Ukhrul to welcome Th. Muivah, the veteran NSCN (IM) leader, known as the face of the Naga p…

Naga rebel leader T Muivah to visit native village after 50 years

The village of Somdal in Manipur's Ukhrul district is preparing for a historic visit from Thuingaleng Muivah, the general secretary of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). Muivah, who has been instrumental in the Naga autonomy movement, will be returning to his native village after nearly 50 years. He is a founding leader of the NSCN, a Naga rebel group that split into two factions in 1988 due to disagree…