Dear Naga people,
In the precious name of our living God, I greet the Naga people wherever they are on the occasion of Naga Voluntary Plebiscite Day of 16th May 2017. From submission of the Memorandum to the Simon Commission in 1929 until today, the Nagas have clearly and consistently stated their legal and political rights to sovereignty and their rights to recognition by the Governments of India and Myanmar (Burma) in particular and by the world at large.
The Naga National Council (NNC) has fought fiercely and determinedly all the way to defend these political rights for the Naga people and the land they inhabit. This struggle will continue until Nagaland is officially recognised as a nation and God’s purpose for the Naga people is achieved. May His will be done sooner than later.
The Naga Voluntary Plebiscite is one of the main political milestones of the sovereign right to Naga freedom. Therefore this National Day of ours must be remembered by one and all. We the Naga people must stand firm on this National right for freedom.
For a long time, the Naga people have desperately wanted Naga unity in the homeland. Therefore on this basis, we the five Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) are working for a political solution that will be in the best interests of the Naga people by liaising with all the NGOs, Tribal Hohos and stakeholders to bring out the best political solution for all our people.
The Naga people especially the National Political groups have missed so many opportunities in the past because of hatred, mistrust, stubbornness and disunity in particular.
Therefore, we appeal to all the Naga people who stand for Naga unity and a political solution to come forward to join the mainstream of Nagaland.
Let us finally therefore come together without any reservation or hesitation to put our heads and minds together to work out the best possible solution for freedom of Naga people as the political situation demands.
Kuknalim
