NSCN(IM) deputy chief returns home

KOHIMA, July 26: The grand old man of the Naga political movement and vice-chairman of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN( (Isak-Muivah), Khodao Yanthan, has returned to Nagaland after a prolonged self-imposed "exile" in London, a spokesman of the organisation said. The return of the 83-year-old Yanthan, a closed associate of the legendary A Z Phizo, is significant in view of the ongoing peace talks and the recent visit of NSCN(I-M) top leaders Isak Chishi Swu and T. Muivah.