Nikhil Manipuri Mahasabha, initially called Nikhil Hindu Manipuri Mahasabha, was founded in

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in 1934 with the Maharaja Churachand Singh as its president. The organisation was opposed to the increasing foreign

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evangelistic aggression, and sought to protect the interests of

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s in the state.

1st Session, NHMM, Imphal, 1934

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who was the vice-president.

2nd Session, NHMM, Tarepur,1936

The second session was held at Tarepur in

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.Maharaja Churachand was the Chairman of the session, Hijam Irabot was selected as the secretary of the Mahasabha.

3rd Session, NHMM, Mandalay,1937

The third session was held at

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.Hijam Irabot was the chairman of the session.

4th Session, NMM, Chinga, 1938

This session was held at Chinga in Manipur. Maharaja Churachand did not attend the session. Irabot changed the name of the sabha by dropping the ''Hindu'' off the original name. He also changed it into a political party. Maharaja Churachand sent a warning to Irabot on the events taking place in his absence.

2nd Nupilal, 1939

A section of the NMM split to join the second Nupilal. They called themselves the ''Praja Sanmelani'' which was established on 7 January 1940.

Second World War,1939-1945

During the

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, many NMM leaders joined the

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. They took a minor role in the

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