PREPAK observes 'Martyrs Memorial Day'
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 12 2026: As done since 1979, the proscribed PREPAK and its armed wing Red Army observed "Athou-basinggi Ningsing Numit (Martyrs Memorial Day) 2026" at different places today together with the masses belonging to different communities.

Offering of floral tributes, paying gun salute and lighting lamps at all the memorial sites/tombs dedicated to martyrs who had laid down their lives for the cause of an independent and progressive socialist Nation were the main features of the memorial function, according to a press release issued by the outfit's Department of Publicity and Propaganda, Publicity Officer Mangal Khuman.

PREPAK observes 'Martyrs Memorial Day'

It said that lamps were lit at residential gates in memory of the martyrs in the evening.

The outfit said that the revolutionary movement has been moving forward because of the supreme sacrifices made by the martyrs.

PREPAK and the Red Army have been observing the Martyrs Memorial Day in memory of all the martyrs by taking the common dates of November 12, 1978 when three revolutionary fighters were killed at Kameng Leimarok and November 12, 1985 when the party's leader RK Tullachandra was killed in another encounter.

The "Martyrs Memorial Day" was observed at the party's central headquarters, general headquarters, 707 mobile battalion, base area-1, base area-2, base area-3, base area-4, training centres and different other places, it conveyed.

The Martyrs Memorial Day observed at the central headquarters was graced by the party's Interim Council Chairman as chief guest and the Charge-de-Affairs, Publicity and Propaganda as president.

At the general headquarters, the function was graced by the Red Army CAS as chief guest, Charge-de-Affairs Medical and Family Welfare as president and the Deputy Finance Secretary, Organisation-1, Organisation-2 as guest of honour.

After the Red Army's Chief of Army Staff lowered the party's flag to half-mast, the gathering observed a two-minute silence in honour of all the martyrs.

Red Army cadres also paid gun salute to the martyrs, it said.

The outfit has also conveyed gratitude to all the people who made the observation a success and lit up lamps at their residential gates in honour of the martyrs.

The outfit reiterated that it would carry on its fight against alleged imperialist India until the goal of setting up an independent, progressive and socialist Nation is achieved.