Dimapur, Nov 19 (MExN): According to NSCN-K Kilonser AZ Jami Nagaland English newspapers are a lot better than mainstream Indian English dailies: the former are more informative and readable while the latter are “bulky and voluminous normally filled up with non-issues and non-essentials”. He is a “Libra Scorpio”, Jami explains and for this he has an inquisitive mind “to know who is who and what is what”.
“When we go through Indian national dailies though they are bulky and voluminous, they are normally filled up with non-issue and non-essentials. The pages are filled up with useless things and miss what they call ‘Taza taza khapar’” the Kilonser stated in a write-up far put from the usual NSCN-IM bashing. According to Jami, citing an instance, Delhi-based papers ‘know and write only for Delhi and ignore important issues and happenings in remote corners of the country’. Even if they are informed, “they deliberately ignore and neglect” he explains and pointed out that that “their majesticity and dignity do much harms to them silently”.
On the other hand, Nagaland English papers are more informative and readable. “We could read and learn from them the important news around the world and the burning issues here and there. We can certify that in many respects the Nagaland-based English papers are unbiased and (unprejudiced) to a great extent unlike many papers throughout the world which are mouthpieces of different organizations and parties” he explained.
Jami has appealed to the editors and publishers of local papers to remain neutral and be more non-partisan “racing” towards perfection as well as maintain regular linkages “with what modern people talk about ‘E-mail’ and ‘Internet.’ ” “This is the second time I am raising this complaint that the news compliers are somewhat careless. They sometimes do not care for the spellings and punctuations which common people fail to understand the real meaning or intention of the writer. On the whole I should say that Nagaland-based English dailies are better than Indian national English papers” he added.
