Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 27 2008:
PARTICIPANTS, WHO will take part in the historic peace march from Silcher to Imphal to commemorate the arrival of 1000 strong warriors led by Maharaj Gambhir Singh to turn out the then Awa (now Myanmar) from Manipur by passing through the Tongjei Maril, will leave Imphal tomorrow from AMSU headquarter.
The march is organizing by the Manipur Diaspora in remembrance of the seven year dissertation of Manipur by the Awa and Maharaj Gambhir Singh's effort to regain the freedom of people of the then Manipur Kingdom from the hand of Awa by building up a strong contingent of 1000 warriors with the collection of Manipuris settling in different parts in Assam.
The march will be flagged off by chairman of the organizing committee of the march, RK Ranendrajit from the Shachinder Mohon Dev stadium, Silcher on December 30 .