The chief minister was addressing a gathering at Rolu, a picnic spot located on Jorethang-Melli highway. It is the place where Tamang, then a rebel Sikkim Democratic Front MLA, had given a call for change in the northeastern state on this day in 2009, at a picnic party with his supporters after being denied a berth in the government by the former Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.
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Ex-Indian footballer and Hamro Sikkim Party president Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday merged his party with the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which is led by former Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.