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This is an archive article published on July 4, 2024

Former TMC leader Mukul Roy sustains head injury, has blood clot removed

Hospital sources said the condition of Roy is stable and he is under observation

mukul royThe 70-year-old politician had sustained the head injury after falling down at his house on Wednesday night. Express archive

Mukul Roy, a former close associate of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was hospitalised for a head injury after he fell down at his residence at Kanchrapara on Wednesday.

The 70-year-old politician was admitted to a private hospital in Kalyani and later shifted to another private hospital in Kolkata. Hospital sources said he was found to have a blood clot, which was operated upon. While Roy is on ventilator support, the sources said his condition is stable and he is under observation, they added.

His son Subhrangshu Roy said that on Wednesday night his father “fell down while going to the bathroom… he vomited and fell unconscious.”

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Roy has not been active in politics for two years, and has been suffering from diabetes and dementia. In April, he was hospitalised due to various ailments.

In 2017, Roy had resigned from the TMC and joined the BJP. He was then elected as a BJP MLA from Krishnanagar Uttar in 2021. After that, he resigned from the BJP and unofficially returned to TMC. On paper, he is still an MLA of the BJP.

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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