TIWN

AGARTALA, August 7 (TIWN): On the auspicious occasion of the 108th birth anniversary of Sachindra Lal Singh, the first Chief Minister of Tripura, Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday gave tribute at Congress Bhavan.
The programme was observed at around 8am. MLA Birajit Sinha, leader Kmal Paul, NSUI President Bapi Das and others were present has given floral tribute to first Chief Minister of Tripura.
Sachindra Lal Singh was born in the year 1907on August 4. He took his last breath in the year 2000 of December 8 December.
He was a leader of the Indian National Congress and the first Chief Minister of Tripura state in northeastern India from 1 July 1963 to 1 November 1971.
In 1977, he became the leader of the newly formed Congress for Democracy party. He was elected to the sixth Lok Sabha from Tripura West constituency as a candidate of this party.
Sachindra Lal Singh, the first Chief Minister of Tripura, was a highly popular leader of Tripura. He was fondly called “Sachin-da” and was highly admired for his simplicity and amiable nature.
Sachindra Lal Singh has started his political activities from his school days as a member of “Bhatri Sangh”, an organisation of youths of Agartala. The members of the Sangh had political link with the Jugantar Party of Bengal from the year 1920 or there about.
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