An Appeal from the Forum for Naga Reconciliation

I see Jesus Christ working through FNR and it will prevail to fulfill the will of God. Amen! Kuknalim!

Had it not been the initiative of Rev. Wati I won't trust NSCN (K)specially after they have assassinated so many civil leaders from selected tribe. NSCN (IM) have assassinated too, but their action was not against any particular tribe nor was did they target civil leaders.

I just wonder what will be the outcome of this Naga Reconciliation.

Very high time old mind sets give way to new thinking ! Perspectives and 'view points' need a change now.

Am fully for FNR

..very high time for old mindsets to give way to new thinking.

We need to stand on higher view points so that our vision about the future nagas become broader and further.

Apparently the Naga Reconciliation process has taken an ironic approach as far as the core of Naga problem is concerened. The problem or the need of reconciliation is deeply rooted in spiritual depravity; hence first and foremost it is a spiritual problem not a political one. If two or more people cannot come together for any reason known or unknown, at the bottom of its depth lies a spiritual problem, thereby causing emotional, psychological, social and political breakdowns. Unless the root cause is rooted out any step towards finding a solution is simply a chasing after the wind. To be more specific, if two or more people cannot get along with each other, it means they have unforgiving spirit; it means they don't love each other; it means they are proud. The list could go on. Often we make simple thing a big issue and vice-versa. The point is: do we love each other as brothers and sisters in Christ? Do we possess the spirit of forgiveness in the likeness of our Master who came down to earth to die for the forgiveness of our sins once for all? If we are able to answer some of these simple questions, we will know where the Naga Reconciliation progress is heading for. We must not put the plough before the bullockcart. As of now, we seem to have placed much of our attention to political masala when the root cause of our political problem is deeply associated with our spiritual depravity. In a nutshell, every kind of problem, whether it be political, moral or social, hangs on spiritual desease. First of all, Nagas need spiritual revival, and all other problems will be diminished by themselves. If every one becomes loving, forgiving and peaceful there is no doubt that reconciliation has taken place. This is what we need today in our pursuit for genuine reconciliation. I hope FNR is fully aware of this. We are praying everyday for you. God's blessings!

Naga political movement have had come a long way yet we have achieved nothing substantial in our decades long struggle except ' Recognition of our unique history' so, the need of the hour is to tread the path carefully and follow vision and responsibility ushered by FNR under the able guidance of Rev.Dr. Wati.
kudos to FNR members for rendering for the common cause of Nagas...Lets keep the common hope alife!

God bless FNR. Nagas must have to unite...please pray once again for reconcialiation but i doubt Nscn K.. God Bless FNR.!

Nationalism is not what we need it and yet, our movement do not picture it. There is only one thing- What will be the agenda for the future?? One should survey what the Naga population are talking about... Do they see future? No! The word 'peace' should not be misused.

Watch and see, in spite of Reconciliation another fratricide is going to happen. Actually they had killed enough and no longer felt the sin of taking own brothers life.

First of all the hopes and aspirations of the forum ( FNR) is laudable and their efforts have been tireless. Having said that there are some issues in which the forum have been treading very dangerous and slippery grounds and as a concerned naga I cannot but express my concerns for all it is worth.
1. Naga cannot and should not be equated with any religion. It would be very presumptuous for the forum to think that all nagas would be Christians. Who knows, one might decide to change religious persuasions anytime in the future! When the arguments take on a Christian tenor and fervor, I shiver to think of its potential consequences, though I am a Christian myself. Remember the “bully pulpit” ! its staring at us ! Aren’t they also excluding a lot of nagas of indifferent religious leanings, who but for their lack of religiosity are exemplary naga citizens?
2. People who do not understand politics should keep away from it otherwise they will get their fingers burnt. The enduring spirit of the Reformation and the Protestant revolt was the separation of the Church and the State and that holds good today also. The good Reverend at least is expected to understand such gravitas. He should stick to things spiritual. I know he has every right to be politically active, but he should do so in a separate avatar if he wants a foothold in the political landscape. Otherwise the scope for confusion abound.
3. The first time I came across the word “ Covenant “ was in the Bible or some novel about the Mafia ( the Godfather probably ). This is also the first time that I have heard the word “ Covenant “ used for what is essentially an agreement between pressure groups, with infinite pretensions of being revolutionaries. By using such religious allusions the forum betrays its intellectual hubris. My advice: they should scour their lexicon for some term which is not so objectionable. Do the forum seriously think that by using the word covenant , the parties to the agreement will treat it with the same sanctity of the original “ Covenant” with God. In less tolerant societies, would it not amount to some sort of sacrilege, this indiscrete selection of words ? If the forum have used it in the sense as is portrayed in the mafia novels, then I have nothing more to say: I rest my case.
4. Despite its good intentions, I fear that the forum is only legitimizing a lot of mafia groups by bringing them to the table for reconciliation. The naïveté sometimes displayed by the forum make me wonder why they are in this business in the first place. The forum knows how the groups splinter on account of disputes over the spoils of war ( literally) but the forum by providing a cloak of religiosity to native aspiration glosses over the fact that some of them are nothing but criminals . What they should in fact be doing is to lobby with the Govt and the law enforcement agencies to crack down heavily against such crimes and also should provide evidence to the state as they very well know who is perpetrating such atrocities.
5. It is time to delineate Crime from expressions of native aspiration. The forum should clearly articulate that illegal taxation is not an instrumentality of legitimate native freedom struggle.

I support the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, its been encouraging to our young generation, who have never seen or experience what our brothers/sisters and fathers/mothers when through (i mean their struggle, their sacrifice at the early age) we are just witnessing the division among our own Naga brothers and sisters. And now here comes the Reconciliation,but one concern is that can our NAGA brothers and sisters "FORGIVE THE FORGIVEN", i thing that the first foremost step to reconciliation process, this is just my opinion.

As the saying goes for something that is haywire in Sumi phrase "difficulty of closing the eyes of crab" the situation of Naga political movement is such... Thanking the forum for trying to make sense in this confusion... My prayers are with you that you may accomplish the seemingly impossible

There is only one way for reconciliation of Nagas. We need to choke out our mistake and then correct it. Only then the Naga will reconciled.