7 UG groups greet people on Patriots' Day
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 10 2011:
The Coordination Committee of KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK (Pro), RPF, UNLF and UPPK wished the people of the state on the occasion of Patriots' Day on August 13 remembering the brave sons of Manipur who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Manipur and appealed the people to observe the day by showing respect and solidarity to the freedom struggle of the brave patriots.
In a press release, the committee stated that British killed Bir Tikendrajit and Thangal General along with other patriots by hanging at Mapan Kangjeibung in front of the people of Manipur.
However, people of the state have been revolting against oppressors since then.
Likewise, revolutionary organizations in the state are also revolting against the colonial rule of the Indian Union keeping the sacrifices made by the brave sons of Manipur on August 13 in their mind, it stated.