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  Clamour for his head grows as Tapas Pal gets an unlikely ally

  Politics | July 04, 2014 15:57 IST

  Kolkata: Even as protests and calls for his arrest continue to gain ground, Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal - facing the heat over his rape and violence remarks - Thursday found an unlikely ally in

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  Rape comments not insensitive, but misquoted: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 03, 2014 16:45 IST

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday said his comments in the media on women and rape were misquoted and there was no insensitivity in his comments.Communicating via his official Twitter handle, Parrikar said: "Whatever

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  Tapas in fresh trouble, asks party supporters to slit throats in new tape

  India | July 02, 2014 12:33 IST

  Kolkata: Even as outrage continues over his alleged remarks threatening to have CPM workers killed and their women raped, Trinamool MP Tapas Pal landed in fresh trouble as another video tape emerged in which he

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  Trinamool MP apologises for rape comment

  Politics | July 01, 2014 19:15 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, whose rape remarks sparked countrywide outrage, Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology to the party and the media, terming his comments a "gross error of judgment" and admitting they were

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  'Pained' Mamata refuses to comment on MP's rape remarks

  Politics | July 01, 2014 18:11 IST

  Kolkata: While Trinamool Congress leaders claim she has been "pained", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday refused to comment on party MP Tapas Pal's rape remarks that have triggered a massive outrage."That's a different