Dimapur, May 23 (EMN): The media advisor to the Naga People’s Front (NPF), Sebastian Zumvu, has thrown in his resignation with one parting advice: Restrain from “back-stabbing each other,” respect party functionaries, appreciate their contribution, and develop loyalty that lasts longer than, well, “cheap electronic products from Moreh.”
The letter of resignation, a copy of which was received here on Wednesday, was addressed to the president of the NPF.
Moreh, for readers, is a town located on the India-Myanmar border in Manipur and known for some shady, and not-so-credible “branded” products.
Zumvu thanked the NPF president for the opportunity to serve the party. “In the period that I have been associated with the NPF party, I have had the opportunity to have met and closely interacted with several tall Naga leaders such as you, and I have been enriched greatly by these meetings; I am grateful for that,” he stated.
However, the former journalist explained, “Due to paucity of time on my part I have been unable to spare enough time to party works and do justice to the position allotted to me.” For this, “I have decided to take a political sabbatical and tender my resignation from active and primary membership of the NPF with immediate effect.”
The advice he added for the party: “I wish you and the NPF party all the best, and fervently hope that party leaders – especially the legislative wing – take the party to greater heights by restraining themselves forthwith from back-stabbing each other; give more respect to party functionaries, appreciate their contributions and do not take them for granted; stop their games of one-upmanship and intrigues; and develop loyalty the shelf-life of which outlasts cheap electronic products from Moreh!”
Mon’s unit shoots from hip
It was interesting that even as Zumvu’s email was received there was a reply to the email forward during that time itself — from the NPF’s Mon unit. And the unit bet its money on this reason: the media advisor may be leaving because “since npf is in opposition, ruling party might have offer him a huge sum (sic).”
The reply read (in verbatim): “if it is really so. resignation on what ground? (Email responder) hope sebastian is not satisfied with the sum he got per month or by a contractual work. since npf is in opposition, ruling party might have offer him a huge sum.”
