Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday unveiled a statue of Ahom dynasty founder Swargadeo Chaolung Siu-Ka-Pha in Guwahati and recalled his contribution in uniting diverse communities.
Paying tributes to him on the occasion of ‘Me-Dam-Me-Phi’, a religious event of the Tai-Ahom community during which offerings are made to gods and ancestors, Sarma said,
“Swargadeo Chaolung Siu-Ka-Pha established one of the greatest kingdoms of Bharatvarsha, a realm guided by consensus and rooted in the protection of heritage and identity. Today, on the sacred occasion of Me-Dam-Me-Phi, we dedicated his Bhavya Murti in the heart of Guwahati.”
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), in a post on X, said: “Recalling the visionary legacy of the founder of the Ahom dynasty, Hon’ble CM remarked that the Swargadeo united diverse communities into a bond of harmony, laying the foundation of a Bor Asom (greater Assam).”
