New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Tipra Motha Party founder and erstwhile royal of Tripura, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, claimed that his great-great-grandfather, then Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya, took the first-ever selfie in India in 1880.

In an interview with ANI, Debbarma noted that the self-portrait of Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya and Meitei queen Maharani Manmohini Devi was the first "selfie" taken in the country, where they can be seen sitting next to each other, and hugging intimately.

Pointing to the picture, Debbarma said, "First selfie ever taken, if you see in, this is my great great grandfather, that's the Maharani Manmohini. She's a Meitei princess."

Explaining the procedure of the photograph, he added, "If you see in his left ...