Former Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Says Resignation Was a Conscious Decision

 ‘The rules of this game include knowing when it ends,’ says Bose

PTI, Mar 08, 2026, Kolkata : C. V. Ananda Bose on Sunday said his resignation as Governor of West Bengal was a “conscious decision” and asserted that the reasons for his exit would remain confidential till the right time comes.

Speaking to reporters at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, Bose said he would return to Bengal to cast his vote.

Bose, a native of Kerala, had shifted his voting base to Bengal barely a week before tendering his resignation from office.

“I took a conscious decision to put in my papers, the reasons of which will remain confidential till the right time arrives,” Bose said.

“The rules of this game include knowing when it ends,” he added.

Asked to comment on the angst expressed by President Droupadi Murmu on alleged protocol violations and tribal deprivation in the state, Bose avoided a direct response.

“The President is very experienced, balanced and an extremely dignified person. She must have had her reasons for saying what she said. But I am no one to comment on what the President said,” Bose added.