Trinamool Congress on Thursday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury. The pictures posted by TMC showed her lying on the hospital bed and blood stains on her forehead.
"Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers," TMC's official handle posted on X.
She was admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. The TMC supremo underwent a few stitches and medical tests in a government-run hospital before doctors found her stable to be discharged. She was then taken back home.
The 69-year-old leader had a fall inside her Kalighat home in south Kolkata after she returned after attending a programme, her family said.
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.
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 told a Bengali news channel.
According to sources, she was admitted to the Woodburn Ward of the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata, from where she was discharged later.
PM Modi wishes quick recovery to Mamata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Banerjee a quick recovery after she suffered an injury.
"I pray for a quick recovery and the best health for Mamata Didi," he said in a post on X.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal wished her a speedy recovery.
Sharing the post of TMC with Banerjee's photographs, Kejriwal said on X, "Shocked to see this. Pray for ur speedy recovery Didi. God bless u."
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also took to X to say, "Deeply concerned to know that West Bengal Chief Minister @MamataOfficial suffered injury after meeting with an accident.
Praying for her speedy recovery.
State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar wished her a speedy recovery. "Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health," he posted on X.
State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Bengal CPI(M) secretary Md Salim also wished her a quick recovery.
State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar also wished her a speedy recovery. "Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health," he posted on X.
Also read: How and where to check electoral bonds data published by EC? Details
