December 18, 2024 16:01 (IST)
Pranab Mukherjee to attend Khongjom Day in Manipur
New Delhi. Apr 22 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, will visit Manipur on Saturday to attend the annual Khongjom Day and inaugurate a Monument-cum-Tourist Centre at Khongjom.
Khongjom Day is observed on the April 23 every year by the Government of Manipur to pay tribute to the brave sons of Manipur who made supreme sacrifice for the cause of their motherland.
Khongjom War Memorial, 36 kms from Imphal on the Indo-Myanmar road is a major historical place.
It marks the place where Major General Paona Brajabashi, one of the great warriors of Manipur, fought against the invading British Army in 1891.
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