Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and former Judge of the Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, fell critically ill with acute pancreatitis and has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private medical facility in Kolkata.
Hospital officials said the 63-year-old Lok Sabha MP was admitted on Saturday (June 14, 2025) with complaints of vomiting, abdominal pain, and abdominal distension.
“On the third day of admission, Mr. Gangopadhyay, who was diagnosed to be suffering from acute pancreatitis with gastrointestinal sepsis, remains under close observation in the ICU. His condition has improved in the last 24 hours,” Managing Director and CEO of Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital, Rupak Barua, said in a statement on Monday (June 16, 2025).
The statement further mentioned the formation of a multidisciplinary medical board, comprising an internal medicine and critical care specialist, cardiologist, pulmonologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, and gastrointestinal surgeon.
State president of the BJP and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar visited Mr. Gangopadhyay at the hospital along with other party leaders on Monday.
