AGARTALA, Sep 1 (TIWN): On Tuesday, CPI-M State committee celebrated CPI-M leader Late Anil Sarkar's 81th birth anniversary in Melarmath Ambedkar Bhawan.

On this program, CPIM leaders including Ex-minister Ratan Bhowmik was present. Bhowmik while addressing the media said,"For the Covid-19 crisis we couldn't organise a bigger program as we planned earlier. In this crucial period a true leader like him was much needed to continue our fight. However, his memory will be captured in all his admirer's heart forever."

Anil Sarkar was an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India. In the 1998,2003 and 2008 Tripura assembly election, Sarkar held the seat defeating Narayan Das and Bimal Chandra Barman of the Indian National Congress. The 2013 election was his last, where he defeated the opponent by a margin of about 2000 votes. Besides, Sarkar played a pivotal role in providing relief and shelter to lakhs of refugees sheltered in Tripura during nine-month-long Bangladesh liberation war in 1971.