Trust urges pubic to Join tribute event
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 29 2022:
Major Chongtham Mia Memorial Trust will organise the 115th death anniversary of Major Chongtham Mia, who led the Manipuri soldiers in various battles, on January 17, 2023 at Narayan Khamer Village in Tripura where he breathed his last.
In a release, Trust secretary Heikrujam Ghandeshwori Sinha informed that Major Chongtham Mia led the Manipuri soldiers in three battle fields- Kangla on March 24,1891; Thoubal Athokpam from March 31 to April 9, 1891; and Khongjom on April 25, 1891, all of which were epochal battles during the Anglo-Manipuri war in 1891 .
Informing that commemorative programme will be held in four sessions, the secretary appealed all sections of society, civil society organisations and student organisations to participate in the tribute event.