Imphal, Aug 13: Manipur on Sunday observed Patriots’ Day to commemorate all those who sacrificed their lives while defying the British Empire in 1891.
The Manipuri’s put up a brave resistance against the three columns of army, who were deployed by the then British government to take control of the independent princely state of Manipur after the death of then Maharaja Chandrakirti Singh in 1886.
After the British had won the war, they arrested those who had been involved in trying to defend their land, sentencing the key figures to death.
On August 13, 1891, Yuvraj Bir Tikendrajit Singh, Thangal General and Paona Brajabasi were hanged at Bir Tikendrajit Park.
At the function, Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey in a message said that the occasion reminds heroic forefathers like Bir Tikendrajit, Thangal General, Chirai Naga, Pukhrambam Kajao, Niranjan Subedar and a host of other martyrs who made supreme and selfless sacrifice for the freedom of their motherland.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh paid tributes to the freedom fighters at the Palace Compound here.
The Chief Minister later tweeted : “Paid my humble tributes to our forefathers on the occasion of Patriots’ Day at Hicham Yaichampat and Thangal General Complex, Palace Compound. Patriots’ Day serves as a reminder of the indomitable spirit and unwavering determination of our forefathers who valiantly fought for the values we hold dear today.
On this Patriot’s Day, my humble tributes to our great forefathers who fought courageously to defend our motherland during the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. Their sacrifice and love for our motherland continue to inspire us.
Following the footsteps of our forefathers, every… pic.twitter.com/pIpXz2vAHf
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) August 13, 2023
