Tripura guv in soup over Yakub tweets

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday triggered a controversy by calling mourners attending Yakub Memon’s funeral “potential terrorists”, and urging intelligence agencies to keep a tab on them.

Appointed governor this May, the 70-year-old has been known for aggressive tweets on the Gujarat riots, but had said he would desist from posting political comments on social media. However, on Friday morning, he said: “Intelligence should keep a tab on all (except relatives and close friends) who assembled before Yakub Memon's corpse. Many are potential terrorists. (sic)”