Overview

• He died around 11:35 am on August 25 at a private hospital near Kolkata’s Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, with multiple outlets naming Medica.
• He had been admitted on August 15 for breathing problems, briefly discharged on August 16, and was placed on ventilator support on August 17.
• Reports note long-standing respiratory disease, including COPD and pneumonia, as well as diabetes.
• Coverage differs on the immediate cause, with some reports citing respiratory complications and others reporting a cardiac arrest.
• He contested Lok Sabha seats for the BJP in 2014 (Birbhum) and 2019 (Uluberia), and his body was to be taken to his Taratala residence and the BJP state headquarters for tributes.