Dimapur, December 27 (MExN): The Mao Council has issued a statement clarifying on certain issues with regard to the disputes at Kozürü/Kezoltsa forest and Dzüko/Dzükou valley, in order to “set right the record.”
In the statement dated December 23, Mao Council President Dr Saheni Loli, among others, recounted the sequence of events that led to the disputes and how organisations from the Mao and Southern Angami communities and others intervened to resolve the issues.
Stating that there has been a lot of confusion about the issue and that more misunderstanding would happen ‘if the real stories are not told,’ the Mao Council maintained that the “clarifications are given so that peace and understanding among the Tenyimi brothers will prevail in the interest of everyone.”
Meanwhile, it thanked the various organisations both in Nagaland and Manipur for requesting the SAPO to withdraw the indefinite ban on movement of Mao people in Southern Angami areas, and stated that good sense would prevail once the true stories are made known to all.
“We also take this opportunity to wish all our Christian brothers and sisters a Merry Christmas and advance Happy New Year,” it added.
