Agartala, June 17 -- Tripura Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday accused Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury of making "body-shaming" remarks and demanded a public apology for allegedly derogatory comments aimed at BJP, Tipra Motha, and other leaders.

Speaking at the BJP state headquarters, Nath said that Chaudhury, in a recent speech, appeared to mock tall individuals, implying they were "stupid or dull."

Nath suggested this was a veiled insult directed at former Chief Minister and current Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb.

He condemned the remarks, saying they were offensive and disrespected well-known tall personalities such as Amitabh Bachchan, cricketer Ishant Sharma, former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik, and former Tripur...