BY TC News Desk
Agartala, 11th December 2025: The Communist Party of India (Marxist), the main opposition party in Tripura, has filed a defamation case against former Chief Minister and current Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb, alleging that he made fabricated and derogatory statements aimed at tarnishing the party’s reputation.
CPIM Polit Bureau member and Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury said the legal action became necessary after Deb failed to respond to repeated calls for clarification and a lawyer’s notice sent by the party.
Chaudhury alleged that during a religious event in Gandhigram earlier this year, Deb claimed that money had been stolen from the donation box of the Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari) during the Left Front government’s tenure and replaced with counterfeit items.
The CPIM leader described the remarks as “false, baseless, and deeply hurtful to religious sentiments,” adding that the party had initially demanded that Deb either substantiate his claims or issue an unconditional apology.
“After receiving no response, a legal notice was served, but Deb still did not reply. This left the party with no option but to proceed with a defamation suit. MP Deb deliberately attempted to damage the CPIM’s image and mislead the public with unfounded allegations involving a revered religious site,” Chaudhury said.
