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Nagaland, situated in the Northeastern region of India, became the 16th state of India on 1 December 1963. As per the Census (conducted in 2011), the state which has a total area of 16,579 square kilometers, has a population of 1,980,602, making it one of the smallest states of India. Easterine Kire, a renowned Naga writer who is known to write the first Naga novel in English, is a prominent personality who has actively been engaged on various educational platforms. But at various places her discourse has been full of xenophobic elements in it. Taking up two instances of the same, the present paper is a response to the kind of depreciation shown by Kire of a section of society, and how it is disappointing, unacceptable and highly detrimental to the various efforts made by the Indians within the state as well as outside, to eradicate the antipathy which has prevailed in the past times. The present paper is also an appeal to the prominent social/literary figures to refrain from provocative discourses which may involuntarily may induce the unwanted and unnecessary racial, communal and ethical tensions in the society.