Tripura, July 17 -- A political controversy has broken out in Tripura after former Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Shankar Prasad Dutta allegedly made derogatory remarks about Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman.

The comments have sparked outrage among the public, religious groups, and political leaders both within the state and beyond.

Tripura's Minister for Animal Resources Development, SC Welfare and Fisheries, Sudhanshu Das, condemned the remarks and called them "extremely wrong and unacceptable."

"The way former CPI(M) MP Shankar Prasad Dutta has spoken obscenely and insulted our Lord Hanuman is extremely wrong and unacceptable. I believe this is not just about Dutta alone--his statement reflects poorly on the entire CPI(M) party," Da...