The driving force of Rani Gaidinliu celebration
Morung Express Editorial It is noteworthy that Rani Gaidinliu was never venerated as now in Nagaland. She has been popular among her followers belonging to a section of one community. But except for a small pocket in Peren district, Heraka is concentrated more in Manipur and Assam. So, what has changed so that the temple and the memorial hall should come up in Nagaland, the later to be in the Capital city of Kohima? Besides, Gaindinliu is not simply a neutral figure, but a controversial figure in Nagaland. Heraka is not a major religion in Nagaland either. So, why should the centre of the centenary celebration be away from the centre of action and be held in a rather indifferent or even hostile place? The only things working in favor of constructing the temple and memorial hall in Nagaland are two persons: Governor PB Acharya and Chief Minister TR Zeliang. Gaidinliu was a Naga no doubt and the community she belonged to. It is not an issue of antagonizing a particular Naga ...