Overview
- Thuingaleng Muivah, 91, returned to his native Somdal in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on October 22 for a reported 10-day visit, his first formal homecoming in decades.
- In a speech delivered by V.S. Atem, Muivah said the Government of India had breached the 2015 Framework Agreement by rejecting recognition of a Nagalim flag and constitution.
- Talks between the NSCN (IM) and the Centre, in place since the 1997 ceasefire, remain stalled over those demands despite the symbolic weight of Muivah’s role in the process.
- Thousands greeted his arrival with traditional displays, underscoring both his stature and renewed public attention on the unresolved Naga political question.
- Last year Muivah warned the NSCN (IM) could resume armed resistance if no settlement emerged, as separate reports described Indian strikes on Myanmar-based NSCN-K camps in July and on October 20.