In the early stages of the movement, the ATTF and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) separately issued quit notices to the Bengali Hindus.
A Bengali Hindu organization by the name of Bengal Volunteers reacted to this quit notice and threatened to annihilate the tribal leaders.
In June 1997, ATTF chief Ranjit Debbarma threatened to resume Operation Roukhala from 1 July to evict whom they believe to be foreigners in Tripura.
[3] In May 2003, the ATTF and the Nayanbashi Jamatia faction of the NLFT joined hands to resume Operation Roukhala.
[4] In January 2005, the Nayanbasi Jamatia faction of NLFT joined hands with Biswamohan Debbarma faction of NLFT and Ranjit Debbarma of ATTF to launch a new organization called the Royal Supreme Council, with the aim of evicting non-tribals from TTAADC area, whom they consider as infiltrators.