Tripura Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister, Ratan Lal Nath, has demanded a public apology from the Leader of the Opposition in Tripura Assembly and CPI(M) leader Jitendra Chaudhury, claiming his "taller a person, dumber he is" remark targeted at former CM and current MP Biplab Deb. At six feet, Deb is taller than other politicians of the state.