Poster campaign
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 07 2017:
Students' Front of Coalition for Indigenes Rights Campaign (CIRCA) today set into motion a State-wide poster campaign at Kwakeithel in connection with the '70th Independence Day of Manipur' to be held on August 14 .
Spokesperson of the students' front of CIRCA, Nameirakpam Edison said CIRCA started observing Manipur Independence Day on August 14 from 2016 to mark freedom of Manipur from the British yoke .
The observance was held with the objective to remind that Manipur had its own political status when British left Manipur in 1947 till it was merged into the Indian Union in 1949, he said.
The Manipur Independence Day celebration this year will be held at Sana Konung where titular king Leishemba Sanajaoba will unfurl the the flag of Manipur, he said .
Edison also urged all concerned to celebrate the Day by flying Manipur flag at schools, colleges and localities.
He further said that the flags will be available at AIMS office at Kwakeithel.