India, Feb. 16 -- The Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), a junior ally of the BJP, on Monday criticised Chief Minister Manik Saha over his remarks on the script to be used for Kokborok, saying he should avoid interfering with the mother tongue of a different community.

The reaction comes amid widening differences within the ruling alliance, particularly between Tipra Motha and the BJP, over the demand for adoption of the Roman script for the Kokborok language.

In recent political speeches, the Chief Minister opposed the use of the Roman script and argued in favour of an Indian-origin script, suggesting that Kokborok speakers could even consider developing a new script instead of adopting what he described as a foreign one.

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