The idea of a single Gorkha identity has increasingly faced challenges from various indigenous communities. Groups such as Rai, Gurung, Bhujel, Thami, Sunuwar, Jogi, Khas, Magar and Newar have sought recognition of their separate ethnic identities and, in some cases, Scheduled Tribe status and development boards.
Saurav Das linked Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent visit to Pudduchery to the police’s visit to his family home. He claimed that Shah met Pondicherry Home Minister and Lieutenant Governor and “planned the intimidation tactic”.