Members of the Congress party and its supporters were enthused to see the party's vice president Rahul Gandhi and the young titular king of Tripura, Maharaja Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, share the dais at an election rally.
The scion of the former royal family of Tripura said many leaders have deserted him without understanding his feeling for putting up a fight for protecting the rights of poor people
'Yes, we are angry, we are frustrated, but not all our anger is directed towards Delhi.'
'... that they should listen to people of the soil of the North East and find a permanent solution to tribal problems.'
'Amit Shah needs to understand that we are not against Hindus. But we need to preserve our ethnic character.'