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Samajwadi Party Leader Calls Manipur Climate Activist 'Foreigner', Criticised

"I'm a proud Indian. I'm not a foreigner," replied Licypricya, the 11-year-old activist.

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Licypriya Kangujam, the 11-year-old environmental activist from Manipur was recently called a 'foreign tourist' by Samajwadi party leader Manish Jagan Agrawal. Licypriya who has always been vocal about climate change and pollution, had posted a picture of her in front of Taj Mahal, holding a placard that read, "Behind the beauty of Taj Mahal is plastic pollution".

Later, Manish had posted the same picture, identifying her as a foreigner and complained about the government's inaction against the unchecked pollution. Obviously, this triggered a controversy on Twitter.

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