Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy communalises 26/11 attack, says it was a 'Paki-sponsored slaughter of innocents(except Muslims)'

On the day when whole of India stood in solidarity to pay tribute to the martyrs on the 10th anniversary of the gruesome 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy courted major controversy by stating that the Pakistan-sponsored attack was a slaughter of innocents(except Muslims).

In a shocker of a statement, the ex-Governor of Tripura took to Twitter to state that Muslims were the only ones to not get affected by the heinous act of terror. On his official Twitter handle, he wrote, "10th anniversary today of the Paki-sponsored slaughter of innocents (except Muslims) at Mumbai,popularly called 26/11. Does anyone remember why we didn’t even downgrade our diplomatic relations with the Pakis (let alone break off such relations or go to war)?"

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But moments later, he deleted the post and came up with a clarification, wherein he apologized for his previous message. "I was misinformed of the Paki-sponsored killers of 26/11 having spared Muslims. In fact several Muslims were killed. It was a mistake of facts and I am sorry for the same. The relevant tweet has been deleted," he added.

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As many as 10 LeT terrorists came into India through the sea, and terrorised the city of Mumbai on November 26, 2008. An attack which lasted for a period of days, the terrorists bombarded and fired on a number of important places in the city, including the Taj Hotel. A total of 166 people were killed and over 300 were injured in the ghastly act of terror. Of the 10 attackers, nine were killed, while the only survivor, Ajmal Kasab, was hanged to death for his activities.

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