IMPHAL, Nov 29: The proscribed UNLF has condoled the death of CPI (Maoist) leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji who was killed by CRPF on November 25 at Jhargram, West Bengal.
A statement issued by UNLF senior publicity officer Ksh Yoiheiba mentioned that Kishenji was a great revolutionary fighter who fought for 37 years for the poor and downtrodden people under the Indian capitalist regime. He was also a true revolutionary who stood by the genuine cause of the Manipuris who have been fighting to regain their lost sovereignty and independence forcibly annexed by India, it added.
