Panaji, June 10 -- Doctors from the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday refused to accept the apology tendered by Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane on social media and demanded a personal apology within 24 hours in the casualty department where he lashed out at a doctor, people aware of the matter said.

Rane had ordered the suspension of GMCH's chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Rudresh Kuttikar for allegedly misbehaving with patients during his surprise visit to the facility. Amid a row, chief minister Pramod Sawant overruled the move on Sunday .

The next day, Rane posted his apology on X, saying: "I openly extended my heartfelt apology to Dr Rudresh Kuttikar for the harsh words spoken by me during my visit to GMC. In the he...