Chennai, 2 December (MTNews): “People in Chennai are more hospitable, and the city is safe for women. Even parents in the northeast are relieved about their girl children studying in Chennai,” said Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi on Nagaland Statehood Day and the eve of Assam state foundation day celebration at Raj Bhavan , which was organized by Raj Bhavan Chennai.
The governor also reminisced about his days as the governor of Nagaland and the association that Ruzazho, a village in Phek district in Nagaland, had with Subash Chandra Bose. “Close to 1,000 men from Ruzazho were part of INA and fought during the freedom struggle. The wooden plank on which Subash Chandra Bose slept in the village is still preserved,” the governor mentioned. “A hillock near the village is named after Subash Chandra Bose, and a lake in the village was named after the great freedom fighter. Naga people played a key role in India’s freedom struggle, but sadly they are not part of our curriculum,” he added.
During the Nagaland Statehood Day celebrations in Chennai, Wapangtoshi, pastor of NCF Chennai and president of the North East India Welfare Association Chennai, as well as a Member of the Tamil Nadu State Level Inter-State Migrant Workers (ISM) Advisory Committee, was felicitated by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, for his decade-long service to society in Tamil Nadu.
The mesmerizing Naga Warriors dance by Rarenba Tatar Ungma and team from Nagaland, and Bihu dance from Assam by Bishnu Gogai and team under the aegis of the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, reflected the soul of Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat at Raj Bhavan Chennai on December 1, 2023.
The program was attended by over two hundred residents of Chennai from Nagaland and Assam, along with other eminent people from different walks of life.