Naga rebel leader reaches Manipur after 5 decades! (All images via AP)
A helicopter descended from the clear, blue sky on Wednesday as thousands of people cheered in Ukhrul
Thuingaleng Muivah, top Naga insurgent leader, arrived at his hometown for the first time in five decades.
Thousands waved the Naga flag, which has a blue background with a rainbow across the center and a white star in the top left corner.
Muivah is currently leading peace talks with India’s federal government, seeking greater political rights for the Naga people.
Muivah left his home in 1964 to join the Naga independence movement, making only one brief return visit to his home state in 1973.
A woman sits in front of a graffiti of the Naga flag, near cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) cadres in Ukhrul.
People look out from their door waiting for the arrival of Thuingaleng Muivah.