When the time was fully ripe Great Britain decided to give up her Empire-the entire world. They were busy preparing to transfer the power to India and the world lauded the greatness of Mahatma Gandhi and his wisdom. The Naga delegates went and met Mahatma Gandhi at his Phangi colony in Delhi on July 19, 1947, and told him that Nagas are not going to join the Indian Union because “the Nagas are not Indians and Nagaland is not part of the Indian Territory.” Moreover, the Naga delegates asked him “Is Might Right?” and Mahatma Gandhi promptly replied, “No, Might is not Right”. Moreover, he said, “If you say that you are not Indians and your country does not belong to Indians then the matter ends there. Nobody will force you to join the Indian Union.” However Hyder Ali wanted to use force to compel the Nagas to join the Indian Union. Mahatma Gandhi responded and said, Hyder Ali is wrong and if it is so, then I will come to Kohima and ask him to shoot me first. I do not belie
Dimapur, December 9 (MExN): More organisations from across the state and other parts of the world continue to express strong resentment over the Oting incidents on December 4 and 5, in which 14 civilians were killed by security forces.