Agartala, Aug. 18 -- Tipra Motha founder and head of the Tripura royal family, Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, on Monday called on the people of Tripura to draw inspiration from Maharaja Bir Bikram's ideals and work towards restoring the state's dignity and unity.

Addressing the gathering, Pradyot highlighted that societal divisions based on caste, community, language, and religion have weakened Tripura.

"We have divided ourselves into Debbarman, Jamatia, Reang, Kalai, tribal, non-tribal, Bengali, Hindu and many other identities. This is why we lack the strength to speak for ourselves while outsiders set our agenda," he said.

He stressed that politics should not create divisions among communities, citing Nagaland as an example, where festiva...