azad dmks kanimozhi tmcs derek obrien congresss kumari selja and renuka chowdhury t k rangarajan of cpm and s c mishra of bsp called for action against singhfinance minister and leader of the house arun jaitley expressed regret saying the remarks were highly condemnable i regret the use of such words and will ensure that the matter is taken up by the concerned i personally express regret to mayawatiji i associate our dignity with yours and stand with you jaitley said while mayawati appreciated jaitleys stance she demanded that singh be expelled from the party and strong action be taken against himsingh belatedly apologised for his remarks claiming a slip of tongue and said he respected mayawati the clarification came too late as the controversy only made what was a bad day for bjp due to the gujarat protests even worsewatch bjp leader apologizes for prostitute remark arrest him says mayawati