Tripura Governor Calls Yakub Memon’s Mourners Potential Terrorists

Tripura Governor calls for intelligence to keep tabs on Yakub Memon’s mourners, calls them potential terrorists.

Yakub Memon’s hanging had attracted sympathisers for the lone death row convict of the 1993 Mumbai blast. He had been in jail for more than two decades.

But the Governor of Tripura did not take the display of sympathy well.

A proud swayamsevak, Tathagata Roy said his mourners were potential terrorists. 

Intelligence shd keep a tab on all (expt relatives & close friends) who assembled bfr Yakub Memon's corpse. Many are potential terrorists

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

The tweet induced various kinds of reactions, most of them pointing in one direction.

@tathagata2 This is the first time that I get to say that I have met an inane and degenerate governor.

— Rai Bahadur Singh (@niff_tee) July 31, 2015

@tathagata2 your Excellency please view it and can action be taken I leave it to your wisdom pic.twitter.com/USYYoUIvxY

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 31, 2015

@tathagata2 your Excellency please view it and can action be taken I leave it to your wisdom pic.twitter.com/USYYoUIvxY

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 31, 2015

@tathagata2 your Excellency please view it and can action be taken I leave it to your wisdom pic.twitter.com/USYYoUIvxY

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 31, 2015

Why such phenomenal talent being wasted in Agartala Raj Bhawan? Shd be a permanent invitee on warrior News channels https://t.co/55thj53Ovx

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) July 31, 2015

Shame that @tathagata2 brands Yakub mourners as potential terrorists, not violent Hindu Mahasabha cadre who call for Islam-free India!

— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) July 31, 2015

After causing the furore on Twitter, Tathagata Roy tweeted a series of explanations, calling his comment to be in favour of national security.

Governors ought to be concerned abt security of state. Intelligence keeping tab on Yakub's mourners is preventing terror. Better than cure

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

The swayamsevak also refused to have targeted a particular community.

When I suggested 'intelligence keeping a tab',I mentiond NO COMMUNITY. So how come I'm accused of being 'communal bigot'? Guilty conscience?

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

Oh,what an explosion! I am gratified! But consider seriously: 1.Did I talk abt any community? 2. Did I ask for action or just keeping tabs?

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

In an interview to CNN-IBN, the 70-year-old governor also asked what was wrong in suspecting them?

He will stand by his comments, he said.

Questions about his position as a Governor being compromised were also asked.

It is my Constitutional duty to bring matters of public interest to public notice. My position as Governor is not thereby compromised

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

I'm sure many of my detractors are discovering I didn't say what they thought I said-like targeting any community. So they have to bluster

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 31, 2015

Terrorist symapthizers more dangerous to society than terrorist themselves. They are incentive to future terrorists https://t.co/iuJx7zGrkP

— KSV SUBRAMANIAN (@KSVSUBRAMANIAN) July 31, 2015

The comment may not affect his position but Tripura’s governor has surely caused a furore on Twitter.