Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Adhikari Warns Banerjee Against Pursuing Medical Records Disclosure
Mamata Banerjee wants two hospitals to explain how her medical records became public.
The records are about leg injuries she had during the 2021 election campaign in Nandigram.
Her legal notice asks whether the hospitals had permission or a court order to release them.
It also asks whether the records are genuine and how they came into the current chief minister’s possession.
Suvendu Adhikari said she was making a mistake by raising the issue.
He said more records, including X-rays and MRI reports, could be made public if needed.
He also warned her lawyer not to investigate the matter too deeply.
Adhikari has claimed Banerjee did not suffer a fracture.
The reports do not include a response from the hospitals.
Suvendu Adhikari warned Mamata Banerjee against “digging too deep” into the public disclosure of her 2021 leg-injury records.
Banerjee served legal notices on SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences seeking an explanation for the disclosure.
Her notice asked whether the records were released with hospital permission or under a court order, and questioned their authenticity or possible alteration.
Adhikari said he would ask the health department to send him Banerjee’s complaint and referred to FIRs and a CID investigation.
He said X-ray and MRI reports could be made public if necessary and warned Banerjee’s lawyer against pursuing the matter further.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and his predecessor Mamata Banerjee.
- What
- Adhikari warned Banerjee against pursuing the public disclosure of her 2021 leg-injury medical records; she had issued legal notices seeking an explanation.
- When
- Monday, October 5; the articles do not specify the year of the remarks.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal; Adhikari spoke at the state secretariat.
- Why
- Banerjee is seeking to learn how her medical records were disclosed and whether the disclosure was authorized.
Banerjee’s concerns
Adhikari’s response
Disclosure of medical records
Banerjee’s concerns
Banerjee’s legal notice asks whether disclosure was authorized and how the records came into the incumbent chief minister’s possession.
Adhikari’s response
Adhikari warned Banerjee and her lawyer against pursuing the issue too deeply and said additional records could be made public if needed.
Authenticity and injury claims
Banerjee’s concerns
The notice raised questions about whether the records were authentic or possibly altered.
Adhikari’s response
Adhikari has claimed Banerjee did not suffer a fracture and said he displayed medical documents supporting his assertion.
- Records at issue
- Medical records concerning Banerjee’s 2021 leg injury during the Nandigram election campaign.
- Hospitals notified
- SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences.
- Banerjee’s questions
- Whether the records were released with hospital permission or under a court order, whether they are authentic, and how they reached the incumbent chief minister.
- Requested safeguards
- Her notice sought steps to prevent further disclosure of her medical records.
- Adhikari’s response
- He said he would ask the health department to send him Banerjee’s complaint.
- Possible further disclosure
- Adhikari said X-ray and MRI reports could be made public if necessary.
- Injury claim
- Adhikari has claimed Banerjee did not suffer a fracture and displayed medical documents in support.
