Nowadays, some Yakthung people, especially from KYC and Larumba, Ilam, and others from Khambu, are claiming Sirijanga Script as Kirat Script, which is totally fake.
The historical basis of its invention and development of credit solely goes to King Sirijanga of the ninth century of Yakthung Laje, Limbuwan, and Te Ongsi Sirijangga of the eighteenth century. The revival of scritp was possible only through the King Sirijanga, and it was dessiminated by him throughout the area confined by Arun river in west and the Teesta River in east mainly occupied by the Yakthung people. He stayed in his laterpart of his life in Sikkim where he taught the Yakthung script in Martam region where he was captured, tortured and murdered by the Bhutia Namgyal dynasty of Sikkim. With the due respect to him and his effort Yakthung script is named and recognized as Sirijanga Script. Later on its use and development was contributed by many scholars from Yakthung Limbu community such as Bajbir Thalang, Imansing Chemjong, B.B. Muringla, Bairagi Kainla and many other contemporary activists from Yakthung Limbu community.
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