Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has apologised for the objectionable statements made on the Punjabi and Jat community during a programme at the Agartala Press Club. Referring to the Jat community in Agartala, he said that 'Jats of Haryana cannot compete with Bengalis in intelligence and Jats and Punjabis have less brain'. Deb later clarified by tweeting on Twitter as soon as the matter turned controversial