Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy Attacked for Yakub Memon Tweets

New Delhi:  Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has provoked sharp criticism for a series of tweets on terrorist Yakub Memon, who was hanged yesterday for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

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

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

Yakub Memon was hanged early Thursday in Nagpur Central Prison after a historic pre-dawn Supreme Court hearing that rejected his 11th hour legal appeal. His body was taken to Mumbai, where he was buried next to his father. A large crowd had gathered when Memon’s body arrived at his home in Mahim.

The governor’s tweets have fueled sharp reactions.

@tathagata2 u should resign for this comment..

– imran khan (@aman4uall) July 31, 2015

@tathagata2 shame on you Mr governor ! u betrayed constitutional values by this single tweet

– omesh meena (@meomiitd) July 31, 2015

In response, Tathagata Roy said as a governor he was supposed to be “concerned” about security.

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

Tathagata Roy, a former chief of the BJP in West Bengal, was appointed governor in May.