WB Congress President Somen Mitra passes away at 78

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WB Congress President Somen Mitra passes away at 78

Published : Jul 30, 2020, 10:15 am IST
Updated : Jul 30, 2020, 10:15 am IST

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Somen Mitra with Rahul Gandhi

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West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra has died due to age-related ailments at a city hospital. He was 78.

Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra has died due to age-related ailments at a city hospital. He was 78.

Mitra, who was admitted to a hospital here with kidney ailments a few days ago, passed away at around 1.30 am on Thursday following a cardiac arrest, the hospital sources said.

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He had tested negative for Covid-19, they said.

"He was admitted to the hospital due to kidney and heart ailments," a family member said, confirming the news of the Congress leader's death.

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