Rio raises unity call in Christmas greetings

    24-Dec-2019

Neiphiu Rio _1  
Newmai News Network
DIMAPUR, Dec 23: While extending Christmas and New Year greetings, Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio on Monday made a clarion call to all the "Naga groups" to come together and unite for the "overall interest of the Naga family".
The Nagaland Chief Minister made the call to all "fellow citizens and my Naga brethren" saying, "Since formal negotiations between the negotiating parties and the Government of India have come to an end on a positive note, all the various Naga groups should come together and unite for the overall interest of the Naga family as the modalities and competencies are being worked out".
Neiphiu Rio's message added, "Let us plead our way through these crucial times through Almighty God’s way and not our own individual human ways". He also prayed that divine wisdom and intervention from above will lead the way for the Nagas as "we march ahead".
At the outset, Neiphiu Rio said that no matter how special the gift one receives this Christmas, no matter how good the food one eats, this day can never measure up to the gift that "we received on the first Christmas", when Christ was born. "Christmas would be meaningless if it does not flow from your faith in, and gratitude for, what happened on that first Christmas day," he added.
He also said that Nagas are at a very crucial juncture in "our history". He added, "The tensions, conflicts and seemingly insoluble problems tend to make most people cynical and doubtful, but if we set aside our differences and allow Almighty God to take control of the situation, a solution to the decades old Naga political problem is indeed within our grasp because all things are possible with God".