RPF congratulates MC Mary Kom
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 11, 2012:
Appreciating the power-packed performance of MC Mary Kom at London Olympics, the proscribed outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) and its armed wing, People's Liberation Army (PLA) have congratulated the boxer from Manipur on her Olympic glory, 'which once again tell the world of the courage of Manipuris'.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary T Leishemba, RPF stated that the courage of boxer Mary Kom who hails from a poor family would be remembered by every generations of Manipur.
Many women of Manipur would also be inspired by the glory of Mary Kom who won a bronze medal in the Olympics.
It would not be a matter of surprise how five players from Manipur qualified for the London Olympics if one studies the traditions of games and sports and battle skills of the ancestors of the Manipuris, the statement observed.
It further stated that Manipur has presented the world various types of games while it was a free kingdom.
Only if Manipur was a sovereign country, it would have sent 30 to 40 sportspersons in the London Olympics instead of five, the statement added.