"It is very difficult for me to forget what had happened to me on November 24 at Beltola (where she was stripped and paraded naked by locals during an adivasi rally) in Guwahati," she said and alleged that adivasis across the country continue to be neglected as the government is not interested in taking up their cause.

The 16-year-old, who was addressing her first public meeting at Ottar in West Singhbhum district on Tuesday, said in the absence of an united agitation by the tribals, she apprehended a November 24-like situation in Jharkhand.

Elaborating on the absence of unity among the tribals, the 16-year-old said several adivasi leaders from Jharkhand had visited her after the Beltola incident but nobody assured her that the tribal cause, including enlisting of over 80 lakh adivasis living in Assam in schedule tribe category, would be taken up by them.

Laxmi said she would tour West Bengal, Orissa, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand to create awareness among the adivasis.