71st Phom Day celebrated

The 71st Phom Day was celebrated under the theme “Peace within, Peace Beyond” in Longleng on June 6.
B. Bangtick Phom, MLA graced the celebration as special guest and unfurled the Phom Day Flag and A. Pongshi Phom, MLA, unveiled the Phom Day monolith at the Phom Day pledge declaration site. Pongshi exhorted the crowd to remember the pioneers of Phom, late Hamnyei and late Yongtau as well as other intellectual leaders who gave their lives to put an end to the headhunting era in Phom land.
In order to create peace and harmony in Phom land, Pongshi appealed to the Phom community to follow the footsteps of the pioneer and urged the youth to remember the road towards peace and togetherness laid down by them.
DC Longleng Dharam Raj, delivered the solitary message and Phom Day way forward, vision for present Phom generation was proposed by Chongpe Angh, secretariat assistant Education Department, C. Henchem Phom, Centre Administrator Sakhi-one-stop Centre Longleng and T. Lichai Phom respectively.
Head Dobashi Longleng led the affirmation of Phom Day pledge.
On the occasion, the N.I. Jamir topper award and APGO Academic excellence award 2023 were also handed to the toppers in HSLC and HSSLC examinations.
Earlier, the programme began with an invocation by Rev. K. Simon, evangelist, PBCA, welcome address by Shami Angh, president PPC and the programm was chaired by Kuplin, Phom.