West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reportedly suffered major injuries to her forehead following an accident at her residence. The All India Trinamool Congress made the announcement on Thursday, March 14, through a post on social media platform X, revealing distressing images of Banerjee on a hospital bed, with a deep cut visible in the middle of her forehead and blood on her face.
Sources close to the matter disclosed that the Chief Minister encountered a fall at her home, resulting in her subsequent hospitalisation at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
"Our chairperson Mamata Banerjee sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers," read the statement shared by the Trinamool Congress on X.
Director of the SSKM hospital, Manimoy Bandyopadhyay, said the chief minister was brought to the facility with a "history of fall within the vicinity of her home due to some push from behind".
She had a fall inside her Kalighat home in south Kolkata after she returned from a programme, her family said.
"She fell somewhere inside the home and was immediately shifted to the hospital. She was bleeding from the forehead and stitches were required," her brother Kartik Banerjee told a Bengali news channel.
"She had a cerebral concussion and had a sharp cut on her forehead and nose which was bleeding profusely. Initially, she was assessed by senior doctors of the neurosurgery, medicine, and cardiology departments of our institute and her vitals were stabilised. Three stitches were applied on her forehead, and one on her nose and the required dressing was done. Investigations like ECG, echocardiogram, CT-Scan, and Doppler were done," he said.
Bandopadhyay said the chief minister was advised to remain at the hospital for observation but she preferred to go home.
A number of prominent personalities expressed shock at the mishap. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Banerjee a quick recovery. "I pray for a quick recovery and the best health for Mamata Didi," he wrote on X.
There was no confirmation if there was any police complaint regarding Banerjee's fall. Calls to Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, who was there at the SSKM, went unanswered.
With inputs from PTI
First Published: Mar 14, 2024 9:12 PM IST
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