Morung Express News
December 8
DIMAPUR: Old comrades-in-arms from the NNC days Th Muivah and Gen Thenoselie had two rounds of informal discussion at the Thai Capital Bangkok on December 6-7. According to sources a special NSCN envoy was dispatched to Kohima to accompany Gen Thenoselie described as ‘a special guest of the Collective Leadership’ to Bangkok where the NSCN is preparing for the next rounds of talks with the Government of India slated for December 16. Gen Thenoselie who is a former Army Chief of the FGN/NNC is being hosted by the NSCN General Secretary.
Sources in Bangkok told The Morung Express over phone that Gen Thenoselie was there as an ‘old friend’ to share opinions regarding the peace process and also to get an appraisal about the situation back home. Gen Thenoselie who is still an NNC member has been in regular touch with the Collective Leadership. after meeting them earlier in 1987, 1999 and 2002 with the last meeting taking place in January of 2005 at the NSCN GHQ, Camp Hebron.
During the January meeting, Gen Thenoselie had told the Collective Leadership that Nagas must be united. “If we can reason together and talk freely and frankly by meeting face to face and not from a distance and if our approach is humane, there is no reason why we cannot come together,” Gen Thenoselie had then told the NSCN leaders. The General, it may be recalled had been accompanied by Brig Neidilie Kuotsu, Chao Zutsu and Zapuo all part of the group which made the first political and military expedition to China in 1966. The team to China numbering about 130 had been led by Gen Thenosolie with the young Muivah as spokesman.
Muivah the Ato Kilonser (Prime Minister) of the GPRN and the General Secretary of the NSCN organization happens to be one of the longest serving General Secretary of the NNC holding the prestigious post for about twenty years before forming the NSCN. Gen Thenoselie who was then a Brigadier served as Commander-in-Chief of the Naga Army during 1968-69.
The NSCN Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and Gen Thenoselie were also together as part of the FGN led peace talks held at Chedema and Khensa during 1964. The FGN delegation was led by Zashie Huire while Isak Swu was the Naga Foreign Secretary.
