“Mizoram CM Lalduhoma’s call for Nationhood in the US: A separatist agenda to divide Northeast Bharat?”, Goa Chronicle, November 3, 2024:
“On September 4, 2024, PU Lalduhoma, the Chief Minister of Mizoram, took the stage in Indianapolis, USA, to deliver a speech with a powerful call for a united Chin-Kuki-Zo nation—a vision that extends beyond India’s borders to encompass culturally and religiously connected tribes in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
His words aimed to foster a sense of unity among these dispersed communities, but the underlying implications have sparked concerns about a separatist agenda that could destabilize South Asia. With remarks infused with religious and cultural overtones, Lalduhoma’s speech has not only raised suspicions about a potential foreign-backed initiative but also stirred debates on sovereignty, regional stability, and geopolitical maneuvering.
During his speech, Lalduhoma expressed a deeply emotional appeal for unity: “We are one people—brothers and sisters—and we cannot afford to be divided. Through God’s strength, who made us a nation, we will rise under one leadership to achieve our destiny of nationhood. While a country may have borders, a true nation transcends them. We have been unjustly divided across three governments in three countries, and this we cannot accept.” Framing his message as a “destiny of nationhood,” Lalduhoma invoked a shared cultural and religious identity, emphasizing that the Chin-Kuki-Zo people have a historical claim to be one nation despite the political boundaries that currently separate them…….”
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