West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sustains injury in fall at residence, hospitalised and discharged after stitches on forehead

 Mamata Banerjee sustains 'major injuries', admitted to hospital, She underwent a few stitches and medical tests, got discharged later

ABP News  & agencies | 15 Mar 2024 :  TMC on Thursday said its chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sustained "a major injury."

The TMC in a tweet confirmed that the Bengal CM "sustained a major injury" and urged people to remember her in prayers.

Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury.

Please keep her in your prayers 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/gqLqWm1HwE

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) March 14, 2024

“Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers,” the party posted on X along with pictures of Banerjee bleeding from her forehead.

The accident took place in her home and she has been admitted at SSKM hospital in Kolkata.

According to a report in PTI, Mamata fell inside her Kalighat home in south Kolkata after she returned after attending a programme.

TMC national general secretary and Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee got her admitted to the hospital, according to party sources.  

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 reportedly said.  

The TMC supremo underwent a few stitches and medical tests in a government-run hospital in Kolkata before doctors found her stable to be discharged. She was then taken back home. 

According to senior TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar enquired about the chief minister's health condition and expressed deep anguish and wished her speedy recovery.  

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar wished her a speedy recovery. Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health, he posted on X.  Congress state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also wished her a quick recovery. 

PM Modi Wishes Speedy Recovery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee quick recovery after she suffered an injury and was taken to a hospital.

"I pray for a quick recovery and the best health for Mamata Didi," he said in a post on X. Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sustained 'major injuries' on Thursday. She underwent a few stitches and medical tests in a government-run hospital in Kolkata before doctors found her stable to be discharged.

The X handle of All India Trinamool Congress had posted a few pictures of the chief minister which showed her bleeding from the forehead.

According to sources, she was admitted to SSKM hospital in Kolkata. The pictures appeared to be taken from the hospital.

"Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers," the post read.

TMC national general secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee got her admitted to the hospital, party sources revealed.

"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, reported PTI.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar wished her speedy recovery. "Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health," he tweeted.

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee suffered deep head injuries after she fell down at her residence in Kalighat of south Kolkata on Thursday evening. She was rushed to SSKM Hospital and has been admitted to a cabin at Woodburn Block. 

A medical board has been set up by the hospital authorities for her treatment. A specialist doctor from Apollo Gleneagles Hospital also joined the team of doctors. The CM underwent stitches on her forehead and MRI. She was later seen taken away on a wheelchair with a bandage on her head.

Ms Banerjee, with three stitches on forehead and another on nose, returned home late at night ignoring the doctors' advice. 

Later SSKM director Dr Monimoy Bandopadhyay in a medical bulletin said that "some push from behind" forced the CM to fall. He however did not reveal who pushed Ms Banerjee. Kajari Banerjee, a family member of the TMC chief, echoed him saying, "I have heard there was a push from behind..."

Her injuries became public at around 8.10 pm when TMC posted a photo of her wounded forehead with blood stains, while she was lying on the hospital bed, on X-handle and wrote, 

“Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers.” According to TMC insiders, Ms Banerjee was walking inside her residence on Harish Chatterjee Street after returning home from an event in memory of her late cabinet colleague and mentor Subrata Mukherjee in Gariahat. 

Her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee and other family members were also present then. 

Sources claimed that when the CM was walking around, she suddenly fell down while her forehead hit the edge of a furniture set in the room. Mr Banerjee later brought her to SSKM. 

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said on X-handle, “Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankar has inquired about the health of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms Mamata Banerjee, expressing his deep anguish and wishing speedy recovery.” 

State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said, “Wishing CM @MamataOfficial a speedy recovery. Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health…” This was the second time in the last two months Ms Banerjee was injured. On January 24, she was hurt after her car made an emergency halt to avoid a collision with another vehicle that entered her convoy at a high speed in Burdwan. 

Last year, the CM had leg injuries during the Spain-tour.