Tripura Governor Stokes Controversy on Twitter with Remarks on Memon Issue

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy today stoked a controversy saying intelligence agencies should keep a tab on all people, except relatives and friends of Yakub Memon, who assembled for the last rites of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict in Mumbai yesterday as many of them could be "potential terrorists".

KOLKATA: Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy today stoked a controversy saying intelligence agencies should keep a tab on all people, except relatives and friends of Yakub Memon, who assembled for the last rites of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict in Mumbai yesterday as many of them could be "potential terrorists".     

"Intelligence should keep a tab on all (except relatives and friends) who assembled before Memon's corpse. Many are potential terrorists," Roy tweeted.    

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