The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has requested Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha to shift an idol of Lord Ram installed in a public space where the statue of a communist leader once stood.

His request came a day after unknown persons installed an idol of Lord Ram at the spot where the statue of the eminent communist leader was situated in Unakoti district before it was dismantled in ...

The installation of the idol coincided with the party's ongoing plans to build a new statue of Majumder, a former chief minister, to honour his legacy.