Arunachal Pradesh Speaker Tamiyo Taga has called upon the people to be vigilant against the design of militants and other sinister organisations who were “trying to destroy our peaceful co-existence in the State and threatening our cultural moorings and indigenous faith.” It was the indigenous people particularly the tribal communities of the country who had guarded traditional beliefs and faith and no force should try to undermine it, Mr. Taga said while inaugurating a three-day indigenous youth festival at Rajiv Gandhi stadium.

“India is a vast country with varieties of people but it is the cultural binding that has helped us to live together peacefully,” Mr. Taga said. Arunachal Pradesh, he said was facing a dangerous trend due to militancy coming from outside. “It must be contained and our State should be protected from such trend,” he said.

Regarding indigenous faith, Taga maintained that the people are happy with their culture and faiths and beliefs. Nobody should come with an intention to pollute and disrespect it, he said. “The world has become a small village in the computer age. At the same time the people have become conscious about their traditional and cultural values which have been inherited from their forefathers,” he added.

The Assam Minister was felicitated with a Tangsa Lungi, one Dao and a Paguri (turban) in a traditional way. Minister of State, Arunachal Pradesh, for Irrigation and Flood Control, Tinghap Tyz, also spoke on the occasion. The Deputy Commissioner, Changlang Talem Tapak speaking as the guest of honour, explained the similarity of Rongali Bihu with that of Moh-Mol and said all the festivals of the region are based on agriculture. He also referred to Ahom king in the past of marrying a Wangsu girl of Tirap and “since then we treat the people of Assam as our sons-in-law”.
    
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