Faced with mounting criticism over the attack on women in a Mangalore pub, the BJP has termed it as an "unacceptable act of hooliganism" while regretting that its political opponents were levelling allegations against the Sangh without verifying facts.

"The Karnataka government has already initiated strong action against the unacceptable act of hooliganism that took place in Mangalore. The BJP condemns the incident in totality," BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters here.