<p>Ten-time Nagaland MLA Noke Wangnao died at a hospital in Dimapur on Monday after a brief illness. Wangnao, the oldest member of the current assembly, was 87 and survived by his wife and six children.</p>.<p>A staunch regionalist, Wangnao joined politics in 1974 and got elected from the Tapi constituency in Mon district 10 times. He served the state in various capacities, including as a minister.</p>.Nagaland celebrates Independence Day with call for early Naga political solution.<p>Having been elected as a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate in the assembly elections in February, he served as an advisor for the Social Welfare Department till his death.</p>.<p>He died while undergoing treatment at the Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research in Dimapur.</p>.<p>State honors were given to him at his residence in Dimapur.</p>.<p>A host of leaders, including Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy CM Y Patton, assembly speaker Sharingain Longkumer and NDPP president Chingwang Konyak, and members of civil society organisations paid him their tributes.</p>.<p>His mortal remains will be taken to his native place in Mon district for the last rites, family sources said.</p>.<p>Governor La Ganesan said that Wangnao was an able and dynamic leader committed to the welfare and upliftment of the people.</p>.<p>'His demise is an irreparable loss to the people of the state. His contribution as a true statesman to the people of Nagaland will be remembered for years to come,' the governor said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said that Wangnao's sacrifices and contributions to Nagaland and its people will be recorded in history for generations to come.</p>.<p>'May God Almighty grant solace to the members of the bereaved family and may the departed soul rest in eternal peace,' Rio posted on X.</p>.<p>The Nagaland assembly, ministers, political parties and civil society organisations also condoled Wangnao's demise. </p>
<p>Ten-time Nagaland MLA Noke Wangnao died at a hospital in Dimapur on Monday after a brief illness. Wangnao, the oldest member of the current assembly, was 87 and survived by his wife and six children.</p>.<p>A staunch regionalist, Wangnao joined politics in 1974 and got elected from the Tapi constituency in Mon district 10 times. He served the state in various capacities, including as a minister.</p>.Nagaland celebrates Independence Day with call for early Naga political solution.<p>Having been elected as a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate in the assembly elections in February, he served as an advisor for the Social Welfare Department till his death.</p>.<p>He died while undergoing treatment at the Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research in Dimapur.</p>.<p>State honors were given to him at his residence in Dimapur.</p>.<p>A host of leaders, including Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy CM Y Patton, assembly speaker Sharingain Longkumer and NDPP president Chingwang Konyak, and members of civil society organisations paid him their tributes.</p>.<p>His mortal remains will be taken to his native place in Mon district for the last rites, family sources said.</p>.<p>Governor La Ganesan said that Wangnao was an able and dynamic leader committed to the welfare and upliftment of the people.</p>.<p>'His demise is an irreparable loss to the people of the state. His contribution as a true statesman to the people of Nagaland will be remembered for years to come,' the governor said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said that Wangnao's sacrifices and contributions to Nagaland and its people will be recorded in history for generations to come.</p>.<p>'May God Almighty grant solace to the members of the bereaved family and may the departed soul rest in eternal peace,' Rio posted on X.</p>.<p>The Nagaland assembly, ministers, political parties and civil society organisations also condoled Wangnao's demise. </p>