GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has faced the ire of netizens after he posted on Twitter endorsing to boycott Kashmir and everything Kashmiri.
The governor created an uproar when he tweeted, “An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don’t visit Kashmir, don’t go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don’t buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree.”
An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don’t visit Kashmir,don’t go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don’t buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri.
— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) February 19, 2019
I am inclined to agree
This comes in the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir where 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
His tweet drew criticism from all quarters including from Jammu and Kashmir leaders Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.
