Hijam Irabot Singh |
While addressing the gathering, Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, former Vice–Chancellor of Assam University, expressed his concern at the social degradation. He added that the society has been witnessing bloodshed, crime against women, burglary and other social menaces. According to him, the people should follow the path of the leader like Irabat Singh to spread the message of unity and brotherhood.
Sourindra Kumar Bhattacharjee, an educationist, said that anybody can become a leader but it is difficult to become a mass leader because for that, one has to be perfectionist in all fields. He added that mass leader Irabat Singh had never done anything for himself. He only served the humankind.
Ranabir Singh throwing light on the life of Irabat Singh described that he united the people of different communities to fight against the British rule. Among others who spoke on the occasion included O Churamoni Singh, Nilkantha Singh, etc. (Source: SentinelAssam)