Nagaland speaker Vikho-o Yoshu dies after prolonged illness

Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu died at a hospital in Mumbai after battling lung cancer for several months, he was 67. The NDPP leader was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was undergoing treatment in Mumbai for the same. He is survived by his wife and 10 children. Vikho-o Yhoshu's body will be flown to Nagaland on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the untimely demise of Vikho-o Yhoshu. Modi described him a diligent leader who devoted his life towards the progress of Nagaland. 

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio condoled Vikho-o Yhoshu's death.  "I am deeply saddened by the demise of the Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly... Nagaland has lost a great leader," the chief minister said. He was elected to the state Assembly thrice from Southern Angami-1 constituency in Kohima. In 2008 and 2013, he won the seat as a candidate of the Naga People's Front (NPF) and served as Advisor and Parliamentary Secretary of various departments, before joining the NDPP ahead of the state elections in 2018. 

Anguished by the demise of the Speaker of Nagaland’s Assembly, Er. Vikho-o Yhoshu. He was a diligent leader who devoted his life towards the progress of Nagaland. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in these moments of sadness. May his soul rest in peace.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 31, 2019