Manipur Crisis and Naga Politics Interview with L. Adani Mao
Mizzima 'Military repression and action will not solve the Manipur problem. their history, The government cannot eradicate all those who have clear views on national identity and rights.' L. ADANI MAO is a veteran Naga civil society leader from Manipur based in Dimapur. He has been active in Naga politics and human rights activism in Manipur since his student days when he worked in the Allies of Manipur Naga Students (ANSAM) from 1984-86. He is a chief minister in Senapati district on the Nagaland-Manipur borderHe is a member of the Memei Naga / Mao Naga tribe. Al-Adani joined the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and was based in Guwahati from 1989 to 2008. He quit his permanent job to devote his life to finding a political solution to the complex Indo-Naga conflict. In 2011, he was elected as the president of the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of Nagas in Manipur. He served from 2011 to 2014. During his tenure as chairman, he participated in the India-Naga peace process. especially UNC; Tripartite agreement between the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Manipur State Government gParticipated in warm-ups. Al Adani was appointed to a 51-member committee set up by the central government to help restore peace and security in the province. Known for his quiet diplomatic approach and mature understanding of the complexities of the political situation, Al Adani helped resolve the most recent hostage crisis that began on May 13, 2026. He recently arrived in Delhi with a UNC team to discuss the situation in Manipur. Although he did not speak directly about the hostage crisis, Nandita Ha(ksar) covers many issues raised during the Manipur violence. Q – Adani, Thank you very much for taking the time to do this interview at such a difficult and stressful time. The Naga group, which includes more than 30 tribes, has come together and is fighting to unify the areas where the Naga people live under one administration. Among the ethnic groups and tribes living in the Northeast region, the Nagas became part of India on August 14, 1947.They started the revolution first. Over time, the Naga Student Federation, Naga Hoho and UNC, which represents the Nagas of Manipur, have sprung up as a number of Naga national organizations. They worked together on the same tribal platform. Since around 2020, the Naga people refer to themselves as 'indigenous or native'.I opened it and used it. I am referring to organizations such as the Federation of Haomee and the Native People's Committee. This raises the very difficult question of whether citizenship should be based on 'indigenization'. This request has ramifications as far as Manipur. How to differentiate between outsider and indigenous person in Manipur situation? Can non-indigenous people be denied citizenship?
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