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Kolkata: In the eye of the storm and being viciously trolled for his comments against Bollywood singer hours before his tragic death in the city, popular Bengali singer Rupankar Bagchi Friday offered unconditional apology to the bereaved family. He said the trolling and attack directed at him on social media for the past three days was "traumatic and unprecedented". "I am getting physical threats and even threats to my life in the social media over phone and outside," he told reporters here at Kolkata Press Club. Reading from a statement, he said "My unconditional apology for's family, the people of Mumbai and scores of his fans, people who loved him in Kolkata and all over the country. I regret the momentary indiscretion as I was making the Facebook live led to the present situation. I have since deleted the Facebook post but the attacks continue". Stating that he was showered with love, adulation and respect from audiences here and abroad for years, Rupankar said "Who knew a momentary indiscretion where I could not communicate my thoughts in a proper way and caused anguish to people would lead to such outpouring of anger and hatred against me and my family." Rupankar said that all he had wished to say was that the Bengali audience should rally behind Bengali musicians in the same way as displayed in the concerts of artistes from Mumbai. The anger and hatred against him was because he could not project his views in an organised manner, he argued. "There was nothing personal against, whom I didn't know personally. I had only referred to his concert at Nazrul Manch on Monday and the frenzy among the audience," he said. Rupankar further said he felt that regional performers - be it in the South, East or elsewhere- are being "pushe ...