AGARTALA, May 14 (TIWN): Newly appointed Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy faces political intervention before his arrival in the State. Giving a very sharp reaction to the appointment of New Governor, CPI-M State Secretary, Bijan Dhar talking to TIWN on wednesday told, “CPI-M would stage mass protest movement if Governor acts beyond Constitutional limitation.” Bijan Dhar said, before arrival in State, the work pattern and personality of Tathagata Roy cannot be measured.

After taking charge, based upon the involvement with the State and political parties, CPI-M will settle its future political campaigns. If everything goes well- co-operation would be made with extended hand. But if Governor violates constitutional limitation, then mass movement will take its shape. Besides that, Congress and BJP always resettle their former State Party Presidents into various constitutional posts.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday filled up vacancies of governors in four northeastern states while shifting two governors. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan comminique, V. Shanmuganthan has now been appointed as the governor of Meghalaya whereas Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) has been transferred to Mizoram for the remainder of his term which lasts till 2018. The seventh governor to be named for the northeastern state since July 2014, he will be succeeded in Itanagar by J.P. Rajkhowa.

Meghalaya and Mizoram were currently being held as additional charges by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. Tripura that was being looked after by Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Acharya will now have BJP leader Tathagata Roy in the Raj Bhavan. Roy is a former Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit. Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed has been transferred to Manipur for the remainder of his term, and will be succeeded by Droupadi Murmu. Manipur was being held as additional charge by Uttarakhand Governor K.K.Paul when he was Meghalaya governor. The above appointment will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge of their respective offices, the statement said.

Tathagata Roy was born on 14 September 1945 in Kolkata. He had a distinguished academic career, having been a rank holder in the school leaving examination and a Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search Scholar. He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering College Sibpur (currently Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur), when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Later he joined Indian Railways Service of Engineers. He worked as General Manager, RITES and as Chief Engineer ­Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta. He also holds a Law Degree of Calcutta University.