West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was admitted to the SSKM hospital for treatment after suffering a serious injury, according to a statement released by the Trinamool Congress on Thursday. The All India Trinamool Congress shared photos of the West Bengal chief minister on a hospital bed with a deep cut on her forehead and blood on her face. Mamata Banerjee's brother Kartik Banerjee told a Bengali news channel that the chief minister had a fall inside her Kalighat home after returning from an event in South Kolkata's Ballygunge.

Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/gqLqWm1HwE

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) March 14, 2024

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin expressed shock over the incident and wished her a speedy recovery. "Shocked and deeply concerned about the road accident involving Hon'ble chief minister of West Bengal @MamataOfficial didi. My thoughts are with her during this difficult time, and I'm wishing her a speedy recovery," Stalin said in a post on X. According to PTI sources, TMC national general secretary and Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee got her admitted to the hospital. State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar also wished her a speedy recovery. "Wishing chief minister Mamata Banerjee a speedy recovery. Our prayers are with her for a quick return to good health," West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. In a video, the chief minister was seen being taken to the hospital's Neurosciences Department on a wheel chair with a bandage on her forehead. The Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also expressed shock over the incident and wished her a speedy recovery. "Shocked to see this. Pray for ur speedy recovery Didi. God bless u," Arvind Kejriwal said on X (formerly Twitter). Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar checked on the chief minister's health, expressing concern and wishing a speedy recovery.