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People?s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
The People?s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was founded by RK Tulachandra on October 9, 1977 in Manipur.
The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was founded by RK Tulachandra on October 9, 1977 in Manipur.
Objective
The outfit, which claims to be the "most genuine revolutionary groups" in Manipur, aims mainly at expelling ‘outsiders’ from the state.
Leadership and Structure
PREPAK became dormant after its leader Tulachandra was killed in an encounter with security forces in 1986. Following his death, S Wanglen became its Commander-in-Chief. The outfit's 'General Secretary' Lumbeban Masunga was killed on May 19, 1993. At present, Achamba is the Chairman and Tajila is its 'C-in-C'. The group has a strength of a few hundreds, who are primarily trained by National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM). PREPAK is also part of Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), along with United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Areas of Operation
The outfit's activities are largely confined to the valley in Manipur but some reports allege its hands in attacks in certain areas of Mizoram and in North Tripura as well. One of its camps is in Sajik Tampak in Chandel district in Manipur. It also operates in Tizit in Nagaland’s Mon district.
Links
Intelligence reports sayd PREPAK has received arms training in exchange for hard cash from the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) of Myanmar. It is also reported to have training camps in Bangladesh.
