Imphal: MLA Dr. Sapam Ranjan called on the youth to follow the path of great freedom fighters. The event marked the 82nd birth anniversary of Luchingpurel Oja Akaba at Chingsubam Sagei Memorial Park in Top Khabi Mayai Leikai. The Chingsubam Sagei Apokpa Irat Thouni Lup organized the service. They also honored Athouba Jamadar Chingsubam Ningthouba alongside Akaba.
Attendees included Lup president Chingsubam Shyamjai, Justice Committee on Anglo-Manipur War 1891 Martyrs chairman Joychandra Konthoujam, and MEELAL secretary Paonam Thakaba. Various organization heads and members of the Chingsubam family joined them.
Ranjan challenged the younger generation to study the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891. He cited the imprisonment of Maharaja Kulachandra and 22 other fighters at Mount Harriet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He praised the site renaming, saying, "Dr Ranjan appreciated the renaming of Mount Harriet as Mount Manipur by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 17, 2021, following years of efforts by historians and others to recognise and highlight the historical contributions of Manipuri freedom fighters."
He wants these memories preserved. He argued that the legacy of those who resisted British rule must inspire future generations. The fight for freedom defines the region.
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