The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury in an accident and has been taken to the state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata for treatment, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday.
According to a hospital official, the 69-year-old Indian politician slipped and hit her head on a furniture at her home, shortly after she returned from an event in South Kolkata's Ballygunge, reports Hindustan Times.
The TMC also posted some pictures of Mamata Banerjee on social media platform X (formally Twitter) in which her forehead can be seen bleeding. “Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers,” the party wrote.
Further details are awaited.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night wished a “quick recovery” for Mamata Banerjee. “I pray for a quick recovery and the best health for Mamata Didi,” he wrote on
Meanwhile, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar wished for a “speedy recovery” of the CM. “We wish for the speedy recovery of the chief minister…We pray to God that she recovers soon and returns to her normal health,” the BJP leader told ANI.
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