UNLF celebrates raising day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 24 2011:
The proscribed UNLF celebrated its 47th raising day extensively within and outside Manipur today.
The raising day function was celebrated at the outfit's central headquarters, district headquarters, branch/unit headquarters, MPA general headquarters, battalion headquarters, tactical headquarters and Task Force headquarters together with local populace of the areas, informed a press release issued by the outfit's senior publicity officer Ksh Yoiheiba.
The main functions were held at the party's central headquarters and MPA's general headquarters which were presided by the party's Acting Chairman and the Chief of Army Staff respectively.
The main features of the raising day celebrations were presentation of special parade by MPA cadres and offering of floral tributes to all the martyrs who have laid down their lives in the course of the liberation movement.
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Floral tributes were also to photographs of Kalalung Kamei (UNLF's founder president), Thangkhopai Shingshit (founder vice-president), Arambam Somorendra (founder general secretary) and founder Central Committee members Dr Longjam Manimohan, Laishram Kanhai, NK Sanajaoba and N Pahari.
The UNLF leaders and cadres also renewed their pledge to struggle until Manipur is liberated from the alien yoke.
Annual message of the UNLF Central Committee as well as messages of the Acting Chairman and the COAS were also read out at the raising day celebrations.
The outfit also conveyed gratitude to all the people who sent words of encouragement as well as the like-minded, fraternal revolutionary groups who sent greetings on the occasion of the outfit's raising day.