Ex-Bengal deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee found dead at TMC office in Birbhum

Former deputy speaker of the Bengal assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was discovered deceased at the Trinamool Congress office in Rampurhat, Birbhum on Sunday morning, according to police reports. A purported suicide note was found at the party office, and his body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. The exact circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation.

Banerjee had resigned from his position as chairman of the party's Birbhum district core committee in June, following the TMC's significant loss in the assembly elections to the BJP. He also lost his seat in the polls after serving as a deputy speaker during the TMC's previous term. Banerjee was a five-time MLA. Suicide is a very sensitive topic and can be triggering for some readers.

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