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Suvendu Adhikari Orders Probe Into Mamata's 2021 Leg Injury, Alleges "Faked Injury"
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:10
Suvendu Adhikari Orders Probe Into Mamata's 2021 Leg Injury, Alleges "Faked Injury"
  • •West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari has reignited the controversy surrounding Mamata Banerjee’s leg injury during the 2021 Assembly election campaign in Nandigram.
  • •Adhikari alleges Banerjee staged the injury, citing medical records from the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences.
  • •He announced a fresh investigation into the matter, claiming medical documents showed “no evidence of fracture” at the time.
  • •The state government will now look into the allegations of a faked injury that Adhikari claims "humiliated Nandigram."

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Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faked her leg injury during the 2021 Assembly election campaign in Nandigram and announced a fresh investigation into the matter.

Adhikari cited medical records from the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences from that time, which he claimed showed no evidence of any fracture.

Suvendu Adhikari made the announcement and public allegations while speaking in Nandigram.