Guwahati, Jan. 31 -- On the sacred occasion of Me-Dam-Me-Phi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday formally unveiled a newly constructed statue of Swargadeo Chaolung Sukaphaa, the founder of Greater Assam, at Sukaphaa Nagar in Natboma, Guwahati.

It may be noted that the statue of the founder of the Ahom dynasty has been constructed from the Chief Minister's discretionary fund, on the special initiative of Union Minister Pabitra Margherita and under the aegis of the Tai Ahom Cultural Society.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma paid homage to the forefathers who shaped Assam on the sacred occasion of Me-Dam-Me-Phi and extended his greetings and best wishes to the Tai Ahom community as well as the people of Assa...