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Mamata Banerjee’s Legal Notice Over Alleged Leak of 2021 Medical Records
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Background & Context
During the March 2021 West Bengal assembly campaign, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered a left-leg injury near Birulia Bazar in Nandigram on March 10, 2021. She subsequently campaigned from a wheelchair, and the severity of the injury became a focal point of the election. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) later won a historic majority, securing more than 210 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party obtained 77 seats. In the months that followed, opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari—who became chief minister in 2021—asserted that Banerjee had “faked” the injury, displaying a document he said was a March 11, 2021 radiology report from the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences showing “no evidence of a fracture.”
Timeline
- March 10, 2021 – Banerjee injured while campaigning.
- March 11, 2021 – Radiology report from Bangur Institute allegedly shows no fracture (as presented by Adhikari).
- October 3 – Banerjee made statements referenced in the legal notice (specific content not detailed).
- Later – Banerjee’s lawyer Arka Nag served a legal notice on SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute, seeking explanation for the alleged disclosure of the 2021 medical records.
Official Statements & Responses
- Suvendu Adhikari claimed the medical documents proved Banerjee’s injury was not a fracture and announced a fresh inquiry into what he described as “false claims” about the leg injury.
- Arka Nag, representing Banerjee, sent an email notice to the directors of SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute, as well as the state health department’s principal secretary, demanding clarification on how the records reached Adhikari, whether any court order authorized their release, and what action had been taken against those who supplied the documents. The notice also questioned whether the publicly released reports were the original records.
Data & Statistics
- Injury date: March 10, 2021.
- Alleged radiology report date: March 11, 2021.
- Election outcome: TMC > 210 seats; BJP = 77 seats.
What’s Next
The legal notice requests a response from the hospital officials and the health department. No court order or further investigative action has been reported as of the notice’s issuance.