The Youth TIPRA Federation (YTF), the youth wing of the Tipra Motha Party, on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the officer-in-charge of NCC Police Station in Agartala, seeking legal action against social media content creator Amir Shokeen over a racially abusive video targeting an indigenous youngster from Tripura.
According to the complaint, a reel uploaded on Shokeen’s Instagram handle, @amirshokeen, on September 19, 2026, showed him verbally abusing an indigenous youth from Tripura, allegedly calling him “Chinese” and using a derogatory term for the state. The video, reportedly recorded in Delhi, also allegedly showed the creator subjecting the youth to inappropriate physical gestures and harassment while presenting the interaction as social media content.
Addressing the media, Tipra Motha MDC and YTF general secretary Prasmit Debbarma said the content creator had used derogatory language against Tripura and subjected a youth from the state to humiliating treatment. The organisation argued that such conduct amounted to racial harassment and humiliation of both the individual and the people of Tripura, and that identifying indigenous citizens by racial slurs and questioning their national identity was unacceptable.
“People from the Northeast are Indians. Why should Tiprasas be called Chinese when they go to Delhi, or Bengalis from Tripura be mistaken for Bangladeshis?” Debbarma said, arguing that racial stereotyping undermined the dignity and national identity of citizens from the region.
The complaint urged the police to register an FIR under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, 2000. It also sought coordination with cybercrime authorities and the Delhi Police for an investigation and appropriate legal action.
Debbarma urged Chief Minister Manik Saha and the central government to take action against those involved in racial harassment of people from the Northeast, and called for coordination with authorities in Delhi to address discrimination faced by people from the region in metropolitan cities. Referring to the alleged killing of Angel Chakma in Dehradun, he raised concerns over the treatment of people from the Northeast outside the region and urged the chief minister to take up the issue with the Union government to prevent similar incidents.
The complaint was signed by YTF office-bearers, including its president Suraj Debbarma, along with other functionaries from district units.
Shokeen, on the other hand, posted an apology video in which he acknowledged his ignorance about Tripura and asserted that the video was scripted, claiming that the person widely seen as a victim of racial discrimination was also part of the script. He apologised to the people of Tripura for hurting their sentiments.
The controversy has drawn cross-party condemnation. Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury, BJP leader Devid Debbarma and several leaders from Tipra Motha have demanded strict action against the influencer.
Original Source: https://nenow.in/north-east-news/tripura/tripura-youth-tipra-federation-lodges-complaint-against-content-creator-over-racial-abuse.html
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Publish Date: 2026-10-21 14:30:00
