Dimapur, December 21: After a month of keeping silent over the �Niuland Unity Declaration�, NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah said tonight that no Naga hates unity but a conglomeration of different kinds of people with different shades of opinion in a place cannot be termed as unity.

Th Muivah in his statement said, �It goes without saying that everyone is for unity and no one is for division.

I can affirmatively say that no Naga hates unity.

Like it or not, unity among brethren or a people in principle, for a common future is not an option; it is a must.

Therefore, unity among Nagas in their National salvation line is a necessity and National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) stand for that�.

The NSCN leader then countered with the poser, �But can we say a conglomeration of different kinds of people with different shades of opinion in a place as unity ? Certainly not, that is only a crowd which has nothing to do with the politics of unity.

An initiative for unity must carry a message of common vision, common faith and common political agenda.

Unity goes its own way.

It comes from the law of cementing principle, without which it is an artificial edifice.

It must therefore, address the politics of common future�.

The NSCN-IM tough talking leader then opined, � I do not believe in the policy of making a new friendship with the unprincipled at the cost of the faithful and steadfast old one.

Neither do I believe in the politics of negotiation with adversaries at the expense of one�s own principle�.

Th.Muivah then stated, �Some talk of unity devoid of common agenda, some talk of unity only for the sake of unity.

And some other talk of it with ulterior motive behind to deceive the people.

Unity among the Nagas is a serious matter which can never be dealt with by any irrational, unauthorized and unmandated individual or group of individuals.

We must always beware of false preachers who are out to do away with national issue in the sweet name of unity, peace, development and democracy�.

He also said that �ours� is a political issue which is now increasingly capturing the attention and support of the international community.

Th.Muivah further stated that, indeed, it is the issue where the future of the present and the coming generations of �our people are involved�.

The NSCN-IM leader further opined that hundreds or even more may run away from the people to join forces with the adversaries, but �people� will never run away.

�Thousands of spineless workers may be purchased with blood-stained money and tinsel status, but people can never be bought with money in the bank.

Hundreds or thousands may be killed, but the issue can, in no way be murdered.

India using her military might, divide and rule policy, collaborators, instruments of state terrorism and money has tried the best she could to wipe out the spirit of Naga nationalism, but all have ended in futile exercises.

No matter how long it may take, we, the Naga people will stand our ground against aggression�, pledged Th.Muivah.He then defines the term unity and said that by unity �we meant unity of all Nagas irrespective of the artificial boundaries, not the unity of few sections of people.

By unification we also meant unification of the whole Naga homeland�.

The NSCN-IM general secretary concluded his statement by saying, �Now some Indian-state-backed unruly elements are attempting to create undesirable situations, to disturb the on-going peace process and the peaceful co-existence in Nagalim,� and cautions that before the �enemies of peace carry out their plot, I warn our people to be alert so that we do not become victims of the divisive forces.

This is the right moment to stand up against such socio-political evils�.

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