Agartala, Aug. 6 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday emphasized that any attempts to exploit sensitive issues for political gain should be thwarted in the interest of maintaining harmony in the state.

Saha addressed the media, responding to the controversy triggered by a recent social media post from BJP IT cell leader Amit Malviya.

Malviya had defended a statement from the Delhi Police in a lengthy post that relied heavily on Wikipedia sources.

His remarks, which cast aspersions on the Bengali language, were met with sharp criticism from various sections of society, particularly in the states where Bengali is widely spoken.

Reacting to the issue, Saha said, "Bengalis, both as a community and in terms of their language, ...