Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Mamata’s Lawyer Questions Disclosure of 2021 Medical Records
Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer has asked two hospitals to explain how her 2021 medical records became public.
The records were about an injury she had while campaigning in Nandigram.
Her lawyer wants to know how the papers reached Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
He also asks whether a court allowed the papers to be shared and whether the public documents were originals.
Adhikari says he did not get the papers from SSKM Hospital.
He says he can explain where they came from if needed.
He continues to say Banerjee’s injury was faked.
Banerjee’s injury became an issue during the election campaign, when she later campaigned from a wheelchair.
Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer Arka Nag sent legal notices to SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences over disclosure of her 2021 medical records.
The notice asks how the records reached Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and whether their public release was authorized by a court.
It also asks whether the documents made public were original records and what action was taken if they were unlawfully provided.
Adhikari denied receiving the papers from SSKM, but said he could explain their source if necessary and maintained his claim that Banerjee’s injury was faked.
The dispute concerns Banerjee’s leg injury during the 2021 Nandigram campaign; she later campaigned from a wheelchair.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer Arka Nag, SSKM Hospital, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- Nag sent legal notices seeking an explanation for the alleged disclosure of Banerjee’s 2021 medical records.
- When
- The notices were sent on Monday; they concern records from 2021 and statements Adhikari made on October 3.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal; the injury at issue occurred near Birulia Bazar during the Nandigram campaign.
- Why
- The lawyer is seeking to establish how the records reached Adhikari and became public, whether disclosure was court-authorized, and whether the released papers were originals.
Banerjee’s legal concerns
Adhikari’s response
Disclosure of medical records
Banerjee’s legal concerns
Nag questions how Banerjee’s confidential records reached Adhikari and argues that lawful access would not automatically permit public disclosure.
Adhikari’s response
Adhikari denied receiving the papers from SSKM and said he could explain their source if necessary.
Banerjee’s injury claim
Banerjee’s legal concerns
Banerjee sustained injuries while campaigning near Birulia Bazar and later campaigned from a wheelchair.
Adhikari’s response
Adhikari has maintained that Banerjee faked her leg injury and said the state would launch a fresh inquiry into her claims.
- Lawyer
- Arka Nag
- Hospitals named
- SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences
- Additional recipient
- Principal secretary of the West Bengal health department
- Records at issue
- Mamata Banerjee’s medical records from 2021
- Injury location
- Near Birulia Bazar during the Nandigram campaign
- Document cited publicly
- A March 11, 2021, Bangur Institute radiology report described as showing no evidence of a fracture
- Adhikari’s response
- He denied obtaining the paper from SSKM and said he could disclose its source if necessary
