Tinsukia, Oct. 28 -- Assam minister Biswajit Daimary has praised the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), crediting the Moran-Matak communities with providing the outfit's core leadership and asserting that it had helped protect Assam over the past five decades.

Daimary made the remarks while addressing a gathering at the central foundation day celebration of the Matak Yuva Chhatra Sanmilan at Dirak Nawajyoti village in Kakopathar, near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Tinsukia district. He was also presented with the Bengmara Samanway Award at the event.

Highlighting the Moran-Matak community's contribution to ULFA, Daimary said, "Because of the ULFA, no one has been able to lay a hand on Assam."

He said members of the two com...