Silchar, Sep 30:- The Hijam Irabot Smriti Raksha Committee, Silchar observed the 122nd Birth Anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot Singh at Gandhi Bhavan in Silchar, Cachar.
In a morning session of the daylong event, many intellectual brigades, CSO leaders, women organisations leaders and students organisation leaders paid floral tributes to the statue of Hijam Irabot laying in Irabat Sarani Silchar near Itkhola.
In an open session of the event, Irabot Smriti Raksha President Prof. Okram Churamani chaired the function as functional president while Prof. Soyam Lokendrajit, formerly Dean of the School of Humanities, Manipur University, Canchipur and Comrade Dipak Bhattacharya ,former CPI MLA were also graced as special talker and a guest respectively.
While speaking on the occasion, Advocate Dulal Mitra, who is also a secretary of the Irabot Smriti Raksha Committee Silchar opined that Hijam Irabot is not only the leader of Manipuri but he is also a versatile social reformist.
He also claimed Hijam Irabot was a favourite leader amongst the non Manipuri communities of Barak Valley.
“Irabot contributed a lot for the deprived sections of the society while he was in Silchar” Dulal further added.
It can also be noted that Good known Comrade and a former president of Irabot Smriti Raksha Committee, Silchar Dipak Bhattacharya was also conferred with Hijam Irabot Memorial Award by the said Committee in an event.
The event consisted of mass rally, cultural extravaganza and discussion on Hijam Irabot.
Source: Fanjowbam Lokenath
Source: Fanjowbam Lokenath
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