Sunil Nath
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Sunil Nath alias Siddhartha Phukan, was the former Central Publicity Secretary and spokesman of ULFA, the banned terrorist outfit of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

. He had been holding the post from 1985 to 1992 when the ULFA was at its peak. The charge was later taken over by Mithinga Daimary
Mithinga Daimary
Mithinga Daimary was the Central Publicity Secretary of the banned outfit ULFA since the previous publicity secretary Siddhartha Phukan's surrender in 1992. He was born in Barama village in Nalbari district of Assam on May 17, 1967 with the birth name Jatin Das.-Education:Daimary joined B Barooah...

. Now he is a columnist and the editor of the assamese daily Asomiya Khobor
Asomiya Khobor
Asomiya Khobor is an Assamese daily published simultaneously from Guwahati and Jorhat. A weekly supplement named Deoboriya Khobor is published with it on every Sunday.-References:**...

 and e-journal Voice of Assam. He writes on insurgency and development issues related to Assam in several newspapers and academic journal within and outside the state.

Surrender

On March 31, 1992, Nath came overground and surrendered to then chief minister of Assam Hiteswar Saikia
Hiteswar Saikia
Hiteswar Saikia was the chief minister of Assam for two terms, first from February 27, 1983 to December 23, 1985 and then from June 30, 1991 to April 22, 1996. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress...

. He led the first batch of the outfit to surrender.

See also

  • People's Consultative Group
    People's Consultative Group
    The People’s Consultative Group was a citizen’s group in Assam constituted by ULFA to initiate the talk process as mediator between the central government and the outfit itself. It was constituted on September 8, 2005 with 11 members in it.It was dissolved by ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on the...

  • List of top leaders of ULFA
  • Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
    Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
    Sanjukta Mukti Fouj is the military wing of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam, India. It was formed on March 16, 1996. It has three full-fledged battalions – the 7th, 28th and 709th with allocated spheres of operation in HQ- Sukhni, Tinsukia/Dibrugarh and Kalikhota respectively...

  • Enigma Force
    Enigma Force
    Enigma Force or Enigma Group is an exclusive and near autonomous striking group of the banned outfit ULFA. It is known to a few top leaders of the outfit and the cadres were isolated from the others. It was designed for hit and run type of operations...

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