KOHIMA, May 19 – Naga writer Kaka D Iralu, who was abducted on the eve of celebration of birth centenary of the pioneer of Naga political struggle late Angami Z Phizo, was released without any harm by NSCN(I-M) activists at Dimapur, police said here on Tuesday reports PTI.
Iralu, who was abducted from the capital town on May 14, was released at NSCN (I-M) ceasefire monitoring cell at Diphupar on Monday after holding him captive at the outfit’s headquarters “Hebron” near Dimapur. The writer was the secretary of birth centenary celebration committee which observed Phizo’s anniversary at Kohima local ground on May 16 despite strong opposition and threats from NSCN (I-M) and Naga National Council (Panger faction).
Meanwhile, NSCN (I-M) in a statement asked the organisers of the birth centenary celebration to apologise before the Naga people for “distorting” the Naga history by changing the date of birth of late Phizo from May 4 to May 16.
Describing the celebration as an “abortive attempt of the Shillong accordists (1975) to distort Naga history by changing the date of birth to resuscitate the already dead Naga National Council (Adino faction of Naga National Council),” NSCN (I-M) convenor of steering committee A Puni said it was unfortunate that some of late Phizo’s family members dragged his autobiography and official records into controversy.