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Tripura University has determined to drop a chapter from its curriculum meant for M.A. (Master of Arts) programs to respect the sentiment of the State’s indigenous communities. The chapter titled ‘Administration and Politics in Tripura’ mentions {that a} non-tribal Bengali king dominated the State 550 years in the past.
Tribal groups, together with the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), rubbished the declare and mentioned that the State had at all times been dominated by tribal kings until it merged with India on October 15, 1949. They added that the indigenous inhabitants of the State had been decreased to a minority on account of inflow from East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
Top leaders of the INPT known as on Governor Ramesh Bais to lodge complaints over the controversy and sought his intervention. The Governor subsequently held a gathering with the Vice-Chancellor Tripura University Professor Ganga Prasad Prasain to settle the contentious situation.
INPT normal secretary Jagadish Debbarma on Saturday acknowledged that they’ve acquired data from the college over withdrawal of the “flawed chapter”.
Mr. Debbarma lauded Governor Ramesh Bais for his immediate intercession.
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