Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma has demanded that Delhi-based content creator Amir Shokeen be brought to Tripura for investigation into the alleged racial harassment of a young man from the state, describing the incident as an insult to the people of Tripura and their cultural identity.
Debbarma said he had filed a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the incident and argued that action limited to questioning Shokeen at a police station in Delhi would not be sufficient. He insisted that the matter be investigated in Tripura itself and called for accountability to ensure such incidents are not repeated.
According to Debbarma, Shokeen used derogatory language against Tripura and made remarks about the youth’s physical appearance, including referring to him as “Chinese” and “Chinki” and comparing him to Michael Jackson. The Tipra Motha leader further alleged that the content creator touched the youth during the encounter.
Debbarma dismissed Shokeen’s reported explanation that the remarks were intended as a joke and an expression of brotherhood, arguing that vulgar or racially insensitive comments could not be justified as humour.
“The word that Amir Shokeen has used for our state Tripura, I cannot even say it,” Debbarma said, adding that the alleged remarks insulted not only the Tiprasa community but also the people of Tripura as a whole and the state’s revered deity, Tripura Sundari.
He called for Shokeen to be brought to Tripura so that the accused becomes aware of the state’s history and cultural identity, stressing that accountability was necessary to deter similar incidents in the future.
The Tipra Motha founder also said he had spoken to the youth, who hails from the Ananda Bazaar area of Kanchanpur in Tripura, and offered assistance if he wished to return to the state.
The incident has brought renewed attention to concerns over racial stereotyping and the treatment of people from India’s Northeast in other parts of the country. Further details of the police investigation and any official response from Shokeen were not available in the information provided.
Original Source: https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/jokes-cannot-justify-vulgarity-pradyot-manikya-on-alleged-racial-harassment-of-tripura-youth-1465837-2026-10-22?utm_source=rssfeed
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Publish Date: 2026-10-22 11:44:00
