TMC leader Shantanu Sen removed from spokesperson post over comments on RG Kar case

A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shantanu Sen spoke out against anti-social activity at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, he was removed from the position of party spokesperson.

The ex-Rajya Sabha MP had stood by the students of the hospital and even joined the ‘Reclaim the Night’ vigil seeking justice for the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Sen had reportedly drawn the ire of the TMC high command after his critical comments about the functioning of the healthcare institution.

He had said, “There is a racket that runs in the college and if you don’t oil them then you get targeted and if you oil them you can do whatever you want. I don’t want to name any particular professors but if you are in their good books then you can even cheat in the examination but if you are targeted no matter how good you are your Hons. Will get canceled.”

The TMC leader had informed, “A day before Saraswati puja my daughter was going to college for pre-puja celebrations. But just because my daughter didn’t get into the racket, she was not allowed to participate. No one talks to her or studies with her.“ His wife had also joined the doctors of the healthcare institution in protests.

Shantanu Sen had openly lambasted Sandip Ghosh, the ex-Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital who is believed to be close to the ruling TMC government. “For the last three years, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been deprived because of the principal,” he did not mince any words before holding Ghosh responsible for the college’s deterioration. And now, it has come to light that Sen has been removed as TMC spokesperson.