To register protest against the discrimination against the Northeasterners, more than 30 students organisations across the region and other parts of the country have launched a campaignโ€“โ€˜A chapter for NEโ€™.

The studentsโ€™ bodies said that the campaign is aimed to solve the issue of racism and to create awareness about the region and their contributions to India.

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The hashtagsโ€“ #AchapterforNE and #NortheastMatters, are trending on microblogging social networking site Twitter on Friday evening.

The studentsโ€™ bodies using the hashtags are demanding more chapters on the history and culture of the Northeast.

The online campaign took heat after a YouTuber Paras Singh via his YouTube channel called former Lok Sabha MP and sitting Congress legislator Ninong Ering โ€œnon-Indianโ€ and said Arunachal Pradesh was โ€œpart of Chinaโ€.

โ€œRacism at its peak is ignorance at its roots,โ€ reads the poster circulating on Twitter, calling the attention of students and people from the region to respond to the cause.

โ€œOur history, ethnicity, lifestyle, personalities, natural resources and patriotism have to find a place in NCERT books,โ€ it added.