Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Madan Mitra has offered an unconditional apology to the party leadership for his controversial comments about the victim of an alleged gangrape at a law college in Kasba, particularly his remark questioning why the student had gone to the institution “alone”.
The Kamarhati MLA submitted his reply to the TMC’s show-cause notice late on Monday, within the three-day deadline.
Mitra also provided an explanation of the context in which the remarks were made, party sources said.
His response was brief and structured in two parts, they said.
The first part includes a formal and unconditional apology for his statement, which triggered public outrage. The second part attempts to explain the circumstances and intentions behind his comment.
The TMC is currently reviewing his response and will decide on any further action after considering its contents, the sources added.
The controversy erupted after a student at South Calcutta Law College in Kasba alleged that she was raped inside the college premises on June 25.