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BJP leader suggests circumcision test for citizenship, TMC calls it ‘bigotry’
Former Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy had said,"The test of the religious status of a male must be CIRCUMCISION OR OTHERWISE".
Published on Mar 18, 2024 06:30 PM IST
‘Mamata can aspire to become PM but…': Here's what Tathagata Roy said
On a political high since her recent thumping win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Bengal Assembly election, Banerjee has been keen on stitching an Opposition alliance to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Published on Nov 23, 2021 11:17 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
BJP's Tathagata Roy bids 'farewell' to party's West Bengal unit for time being
Tathagata Roy was trying to say that he would stop attacking the state leadership for the time being as his criticism led to an embarrassment to the party, the sources said.
Published on Nov 20, 2021 02:28 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Tathagata Roy says ‘not voluntarily leaving BJP’ amid feud with Dilip Ghosh
“I have been deluged with phone calls since yesterday. Let me assure you that I am not leaving the party voluntarily,” Tathagata Roy tweeted.
Published on Nov 07, 2021 06:37 PM IST
Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP leader says Vijayvargiya won't return to Bengal to oversee BJP's functioning
As in-charge of the party in West Bengal, Vijayvargiya supervised its campaign in the 2021 assembly elections in the state.
Published on Oct 31, 2021 11:35 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Have been asked to meet BJP top leadership in Delhi: Tathagata Roy
Tathagata Roy, during his interaction with reporters on Wednesday, had claimed that "unwanted elements" from the TMC was inducted into the BJP ahead of the assembly polls.
Published on May 06, 2021 07:32 PM IST
PTI |
BJP leader, Meghalaya governor spar on Twitter
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose said that the party’s ideological founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee seeking partition of Bengal in 1947 was a “historic blunder”.
Updated on Dec 31, 2019 06:56 AM IST
Hindustan Tiimes, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
‘Those not wanting divisive democracy should go to North Korea’: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy
Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy’s tweet came hours before protesters reached the entrance of the Raj Bhavan, tried to breach security following which they were lathi-charged and tear-gassed leaving several of them seriously injured.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 06:06 AM IST
Shillong |
Press Trust of India
Mamata Banerjee lashes out at Meghalaya Governor for comments on East Bengal
Roy had kicked up a controversy on Tuesday when he asked East Bengal supporters if they had ever wondered why they were with that club while being in West Bengal.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 10:48 PM IST
Kolkata |
Press Trust of India
Row over Meghalaya guv ‘East Bengal Club’ tweet
The tweet drew flak from several quarters, especially supporters and office-bearers of East Bengal as well as former football players.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 01:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata |
Tanmay Chatterjee and Dhiman Sarkar
‘Why support East Bengal sitting in West Bengal’: Meghalaya governor’s remark sparks row
Tathagata Roy’s tweetraised a storm in Kolkata and rest of Bengal since East Bengal and its arch rival, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, comprise an integral part of the state’s culture and history.
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata |
Tanmay Chatterjee and Dhiman Sarkar
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh bats for PM Modi’s re-election, says ‘we are all BJP workers’
Governors, who are often described as the President’s eyes and ears in the state, are expected to steer clear of politics.
Updated on Mar 25, 2019 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Meghalaya opposition boycotts Governor’s address over his anti-Kashmiri tweet
The Opposition Congress boycotted a ceremonial address by Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy in the state assembly in protest against his controversial tweets after the Pulwama terror attack.
Published on Mar 08, 2019 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shillong |
David Laitphlang
‘Boycott Kashmiris’: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy’s tweet sparks row, Omar Abdullah has a question
Tathagata Roy posted a tweet citing a retired colonel to endorse boycott of Kashmiris in the wake of Pulwama terror attack.
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy sparks off row with ‘insensitive’ tweets on 26/11 victims, presses delete
Tathagata Roy, who was posted as Meghalaya Governor in August isn’t new to controversies. He has hit the headlines several times in the past over his tweets when he was in charge of Tripura.
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar
Tathagata Roy sworn in as Meghalaya governor
Tathagata Roy, who was earlier Tripura governor, has often stirred controversies with his comments on social media some of which had strong communal connotations.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shillong |
David Laitphlang
People entering another country for jobs are infiltrators, says Tripura governor on draft NRC
Tathagata Roy also said that those howling about the exclusion of people from the Assam NRC should read the definition of the word ‘refugee’ given by UNHCR.
Updated on Aug 01, 2018 09:45 AM IST
Agartala |
Indo Asian News Service
Gandhi treated goat as mother: Netaji kin asks Hindus to shun mutton, sparks Twitter war with Tripura governor
Criticising the number of lynchings by cow vigilantes in BJP-ruled states, West Bengal saffron party leader Chandra Kumar Bose in a sarcastic comment asked Hindus to stop consuming goat meat.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 12:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Tripura governor seeks govt job for Bengal BJP leader, CPI (M) cries foul
Governor Tathagata Roy insists the letter is for a perfectly bona fide purpose.
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Agartala |
Priyanka Deb Barman
Puranic period people had superhuman imagination, says Tripura governor
Governor Tathagata Roy said it was impossible for people to have conceived ideas such as a cellphone unless they had seen a prototype or had superhuman imagination.
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 10:30 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Excerpt: Syama Prasad Mookerjee; Life and Times by Tathagata Roy
Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy’s biography of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, focuses on an important but forgotten politician. This excerpt examines his mysterious death
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 10:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times |
Tathagata Roy
Statue row: Bengal intellectuals urge Kovind to take ‘strongest action’ against Tripura guv
Prominent Bengal intellectuals such as Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Nabanita Deb Sen, Goutam Ghosh and others made the plea in a letter to President Ramnath Kovind.
Updated on Mar 10, 2018 08:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Kolkata