The full text of the Nagaland Governor, R.N.Ravi’s message on Dr.ImkonglibaAo’s 62ndmartyrdom day on August 24, 2021 is as follows :

“I on behalf of the people of Nagaland and the country pay our heartfelt tribute to Dr.Imkongliba Ao, the Founding Father of Nagaland on his 62nd martyrdom day on August 24, 2021. A visionary leader with extraordinary courage and strategic foresight, Dr. Ao pulled the Nagas out of a bloody chaos, united the Naga family in one politico-administrative entity – the Nagaland State, the 16th State of the Indian Union, with uniquely special constitutional dispensation safeguarding the identity and interests of the Nagas and laid a rock solid foundation for the future of its people according to their own genius.

On this solemn occasion let us commit ourselves to build a Nagaland of Dr.Ao’s dream – a happy and prosperous state in which our youth, free from every kind of fear, apprehension or inhibition, will blossom in an eco-system of unlimited opportunities for growth and fulfilment.

God Bless Nagaland !

Jai Hind !”

(DIPR)