Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leadership today asked its MP Tapas Pal to tender an unconditional apology to people for allegedly threatening to kill CPI(M) workers and have their women raped, a comment for which the party is facing widespread condemnation.

"His comment is condemnable. The party does not approve of it. The party has sought an explanation from him and caution him. The party demanded that he tender an unconditional apology to the people for his comment," TMC general secretary Mukul Roy told PTI. Earlier, state education minister and senior TMC leader Partha Chatterjee told reporters at the Assembly premises, "Such kind of comment is condemnable.