KOLKATA:
Krishna Roy, wife of
Trinamool Congress leader
Mukul Roy, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday.
Krishna Roy died of cardiac arrest at 4.35am on Tuesday. Her body will be brought back to Kolkata on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her condolence message said, "I express my deep anguish at the death of Krishna Roy. She was involved in social work. I express my heartfelt sorrow for Mukul Roy, his son
Subhrangshu Roy
and all the family members".
Krishna Roy was suffering for a long time and was initially admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata. Recently, she was flown to Chennai in an air-ambulance for kidney transplant.
One of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy returned to his old party recently after being in the BJP for four years.
Mukul Roy had won from the
Krishnanagar Uttar assembly
constituency on a BJP ticket in this year's West Bengal polls.
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