Malda, Sept. 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abdur Rahim Bakshi has issued a clarification after sparking a controversy with his reported remarks threatening to "pour acid" into BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh's mouth.

Bakshi said his comments were in response to Ghosh's alleged statement in the Assembly that "all migrant workers are Rohingya and Bangladeshi." He argued that such remarks insulted Bengalis.

"...In the Vidhan Sabha, a BJP MLA made a statement that all migrant workers are Rohingya and Bangladeshi. This is completely false. We're Indians, we're Bengalis... How could he say that? He insulted Bengalis and Bengal... That's why I made that statement. A Bengali MLA can't say such things against Bengalis. That's why I suggested pourin...