Lieutenant-General Tar Aik Bong, the Chairman of the Palaung State Liberation Front - Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF-TNLA), said that any action that would prolong the reign of the Military Dictatorship including holding elections, must be effectively blocked.

General Tar Aik Bong in his speech to celebrate the 60th Ta’ang National Revolution Day on January 12 th declared ,”The Military Council regime is preparing to hold sham elections in August 2023, with the aim of maintaining the power of successive military dictatorships. Any kind of support that would prolong the reign of the Junta should be effectively blocked in their own territories by the relevant forces”, he said.

“ Our revolutionary forces have an opportunity to prevent this election. Only by using this opportunity (since the coup) can we free future generations from the enslavement of the Military”, he added.

He also urged all revolutionary forces to resist and actively prevent the 2023 elections from being staged by the regime in order to maintain its power.

The Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party/The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNTJP/MNDAA) and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), and three “Brothers in Arms” organizations of the Northern Alliance, sent congratulatory memorandums on the 60th Ta'ang National Revolution Day.

“Various ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Kokang, Ta'ang and Rakhine people are still fighting for the national liberation struggle individually or collectively, to escape from the Junta’s reign, in order to achieve national equality, self-determination and the right to create our own destiny. All of our organizations will work together harmoniously and continue to fight for the revolution, until we have achieved our common military and political goals”, according to the joint memorandum of the three ethnic parties and EAOs.

“In addition, the three brothers in arms organizations were able to practically demonstrate the spirit of brotherhood, alliance and comradeship during the battles fought together to counter the Military Council ‘s political and ethnic divide and rule strategy and resist our common enemy through unity,” the memorandum continued.

“The unity among the three “brother in arms” organizations is already very strong, and we are ready to show that unity at any moment”, it also stated.

Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA), Pa-O National Federal Council(PNFC), Student Armed Force (SAF), People’s Defense Force - Mandalay and other revolutionary forces that emerged in the Spring Revolution period to fight

against the Junta, also sent congratulatory memorandums on the 60th Ta'ang National Revolution Day. The Palaung National Front, a Ta’ang armed group was formed on January 12th, 1963, and the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) was established on January 12th, 1992.