"The year 1997 has been the first time when Nagas came and met together. Therefore, the concept of our Naga rising has started only 1917. .... Nationalism (for Nagas) issue came up only in 1945. We are not even 100 years when we talked about Naga nationalism. And today we think it is from time immemorial.
Let us be honest with ourselves".
-- Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS-retd
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"We have to be honest in discussing who we are .... I believe that Nagas have been Nagas, Nagas are Nagas and the Nagas will be Nagas vis-a-vis India," - -- Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS-retd
"The Govt of India knows what should be taken out from the Framework Agreement and what should be taken out from the Agreed Position".
- S C Jamir, former Nagaland CM and Ex-Governor
"The Pan-Naga Hoho is a dangerous tool being woven by the NSCN-IM to continue the greater hold they have on the Nagas ....". - Khekiye K Sema, IAS-Retd
"The Nagas of Nagaland must wake up and tell the NSCN-IM that the time has come .... and if necessary we must tell the Tangkhul brothers to decide for themselves clearly, officially ..... where they stand. Are they Manipuri or they Nagas of Nagaland?" - Khekiye K Sema, IAS-Retd
"If they are in Manipur and they want our help; we will help them, support them and get whatever they can get from Manipur ..... but the Tangkhuls should not be allowed to decide the fate of Nagas of Nagaland". -- Khekiye K Sema, IAS-Retd
"We have an identity, but does it mean we have to keep talking about independence at the political level. .... We Nagas gave forgotten our main purpose. .... There is absolutely no economics in Nagaland". - Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS-retd
"The CNTC must work seriously taking into account the issues which are before us. .... We must seriously consider what is possible and what is not possible. Can we really be independent of India ?.... Let us stop day dreaming" -
Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS-retd
"My request is this that the CNTC should try to convince or try to rope in all the Hohos and ask the Govt of Nagaland and Nagaland legislative assembly to endorse or reiterate their endorsement on the political issue". - S C Jamir
"We all are Christians, and who are suffering .... it is the Christians. Therefore, should we not ask every churches to demonstrate for peace ..... let them not talk about politics. But Naga people have suffered sufficiently long enough, therefore peace, normalcy have to be restored in this beautiful land of ours". -- S C Jamir
"Who has given them the mandate .... To NSCN-IM, I have not given the mandate, I can speak for myself. In which case ... I appeal to the CNTC that we have been formed to think for the whole of Nagaland and whole of Nagas .... mandate ... who has given. Integration - who has allowed".
"The Naga political issue has become a Tamasha with 37 factions... Don't you feel sorry for yourself?"
-- Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS-retd
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