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- ↑ "Michael Deka Phukon to be ULFA(I)'s new deputy C-in-C". DY365. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ↑ "Assam: Paresh Baruah names Michael 'Asom' Dekaphukan new deputy 'commander-in-chief'". The Times of India. 2020-11-14. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ↑ "Opinion | Beginning of The End for United Liberation Front of Asom?". News18. Retrieved 2024-12-20.