Manipur, Oct 22: People of Somdal village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district are ready to welcome NSCN(IM) supremo Th Muivah as he is scheduled to visit his birthplace on wednesday after a gap of 50 years, officials said on Tuesday.

Locals have put up posters in the village to welcome the 91-year-old Naga leader, who left the place more than five decades ago to join the insurgency, they said.

The Naga leader, who is the principal negotiator in the Naga peace talks with the Centre, since the NSCN(IM) entered into a ceasefire in 1997, is likely to stay in Somdal village for a week before departing for Dimapur, an official said.

His proposed visit comes at a time when Manipur is battered by ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023. More than 260 people have been killed

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