MAO GATE, May 6 � Hundreds of Nagas, including students, from Nagaland and Manipur today paid homage to the two student martyrs of May 6, 2010 Mao Gate shoot out while also reaffirming to stand firm for the Naga cause.
The occasion was the �fifth martyrdom� anniversary of Neli Chakho and Dikho Loshou at the Martyrs� Park in Mao Gate under Senapati district of Manipur.
The two were among the protesters who took out a rally to protest the State Government�s decision to prevent NSCN (IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah from visiting Somdal, his ancestral village in Ukhrul district. Several protesters were also hurt in the police action.
The gathering, organised by United Naga Council (UNC) reaffirmed the pledge to severe all political ties with the Government of Manipur and also to demand the intervention of the Government of India for an Alternative Arrangement for Nagas outside the State of Manipur.