PRACHANDA CLARIFICATION OF NA Kathmandu, 16 June; Maoist Chairman Prachanda at Friday rally in the capital attempted to clarify the intention if his earlier reference to Nepal Army (NA) as an army of Maoists following widespread criticism. “We attempted to clarify PLA is not an enemy. We attempted to assure NA is our army I said NA is a republican army. I said the army is an army that will be accepted by the Maoists,” the chief of the party leading the government said. He accused media for attempted distortions of his statements. nnnn