Stories

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee and.
M
Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 01:54
Suvendu Adhikari Warns Mamata Banerjee Over 2021 Injury Medical Records
  • •West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned Mamata Banerjee that additional medical documents, including X-ray plates and MRI reports, could be made public if her legal team pursues the matter further.
  • •The remarks follow a legal notice issued by Banerjee to SSKM Hospital and the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences over the alleged unauthorised disclosure of her medical records related to her 2021 Nandigram injury.
  • •Adhikari claimed that Banerjee fabricated her leg injury during the 2021 Assembly election campaign and stated that the documents in his possession did not come from SSKM Hospital.
  • •The political row comes ahead of the Nandigram bypoll, which features a contest between BJP and Congress candidates after TMC backed an interim-bailed candidate.
  • •Banerjee's legal team has demanded explanations from the hospitals regarding how her confidential medical information was breached and leaked.

Key Questions Answered

Mamata Banerjee served a legal notice to demand an explanation regarding the alleged unauthorized disclosure and publicizing of her medical records related to the 2021 Nandigram incident.

Suvendu Adhikari claimed that Mamata Banerjee fabricated her leg injury during the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election campaign in Nandigram, citing a March 2021 radio diagnosis report that supposedly showed no fracture.

The Nandigram bypoll features a straight contest between BJP candidate Hasirani Rath and Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, who received interim bail from the Calcutta High Court to contest the election.