Tribal Students Union
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| Abbreviation | TSU |
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| Formation | August 19, 1978[1] |
| Founder | Aghore Debbarma Rabindra Kishore Debbarma |
| Founded at | Khowai |
| Type | Student wing |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Chhatra-Juva Bhawan, Melarmath, Agartala, Tripura |
| Origins | Tripura |
Region served |  India |
President | Dipshanu Debbarma |
General Secretary | Sujit Tripura |
Parent organization | Tribal Youth Federation |
| Affiliations | Students' Federation of India |
Tribal Students Union or TSU is a Student organisation of Tripura, it is affiliated to Students' Federation of India. The TSU is the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Tripura.[2][3]
Tribal Students' Union was founded by Aghore Debbarma on 19 and 20 August 1978 in a 2 days conference at Khowai Town Hall with 400 tribal delegates of the state. The founder President and General Secretary was Aghore Debbarma and Rabindra Kishore Debbarma (prominent Kokborok writer).[4]
Flag
On a white background, there will be a five-pointed green star in the middle of flag, to the left of the star will be written transversely TSU in green. The width and height ratio of the flag is 3:2.
Foundation day
Activities
- 12 Sept 2014: TSU strongly opposed the Tipraland, the separate state demanded by Indigenous People's Front of Tripura.[8]
- 12 Sept 2017: TSU and SFI together win the college council election in all 22 general degree colleges and secured 751 seats out of 778 seats.[9][10][2]
- 20 Dec 2019: TSU protest against CAA at Melarmath, Agartala.[11][12]
- 6 Jan 2020: TSU held demonstration to protest against the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University and demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for “failing to protect” students.[13][14]
- 3 Aug 2022: TSU held a protest by blocking the road of Agartala city demanding the deployment of adequate teachers in all the schools across the state.[15][16]
