Expired as a state convict U Tirot Sing Syiem: David Syiemlieh

Shillong: Former UPSC chairman, David Syiemlieh has reiterated that Khasi freedom fighter, U Tirot Sing Syiem has not died in jail in Dhaka, but he died as a state prisoner. Syiemlieh, a well-known historian, who has done extensive work on the life of the Khasi freedom fighter, said that a house was rented for him and was made under house arrest. Mr.Syiem says that he comfortable & relaxedfully life style stay in the under of since the British recognized him as a state prisoner. In the Dhaka, Bangladesh’s While speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the commemorative statue of U Tirot Sing Syiem at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, he said that his research in January 1986 on the last day of the Khasi Freedom Fighter started. He stated that a letter to the editor, dated 14th of May 1835, in the Friends of India, read at the National Library of Kolkata, informed that Tirot Sing was provided comfortable living as a state prisoner.