Kunal Ghosh (Bengali: কুণাল ঘোষ; born 20 June 1968) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and a former member of the Parliament of India, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha.
Kunal Kumar Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | R. C. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Subhashish Chakraborty |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| State Secretary,All India Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 2021–2024 | |
| Spokesperson,All India Trinamool Congress | |
| In office 2020–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1968 North Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Journalism edit
Ghosh worked for Channel 10, as well as several newspapers. Ghosh holds the position of "message editor" of Prabaha, the first private news magazine in Bengal.[1] His first byline story was in Patrika of the Anandabazar newspaper group. He then worked on multiple papers, including Aajkaal's Khela Patrika. His work at channel 10 included the show "Ek Phone e Ek Lakh".[2]
A first information report was filed against Ghosh at the Bhowanipore police station by employees of the closed Bengali daily newspaper Sakalbela for non-payment of salaries, and another at the Park Street police station by employees of Channel 10 for a similar reason. He was later interrogated by the police on these charges.
In 2013, Ghosh was accused in the Saradha chit fund scam.[3] He was arrested by the Mamata Banerjee-constituted special investigation team (SIT) on 24 November 2013. Less than two months later, the TMC suspended him for six years for publicly criticising the party. Following this action, Ghosh repeatedly dragged the TMC chief's name into the Saradha Group financial scandal, one of the biggest political scandals in West Bengal. He had urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to interrogate Banerjee in connection with the scam and called her the ‘biggest beneficiary’ of the Saradha group's media operations.
Ghosh has reportedly returned 2.67 crores inr that he earned from Saradha Group as salary and for advertisements paid to him by Saradha Group while he worked for the media company.[4]
He also holds the position of senior editor of Pratidin newspaper.[5]
Political career edit
Other positions held in Parliament edit
Honors edit
In 2019, Ghosh inaugurated the "Mamata Setu"(Bridge) in Cooch Behar with the help of his MP-LAD fund.[8]
References edit
- ^ Ekhon BiswaBangla Sangbad. "বাংলা সাংবাদিকতায় প্রথম, টেলিভিশন নিউজ ম্যাগাজিন 'প্রবাহ'। আর একবার ইতিহাস ছুঁয়ে দেখা।".
- ^ ek phone ek lakh. "ek phone ek lakh".
- ^ "WHAT IS SARADHA SCAM CASE".
- ^ "Trinamool's Kunal Ghosh returns Rs 2.67 crore Saradha money to Enforcement Directorate".
- ^ "Kunal Ghosh Archives — Sangbad Pratidin". Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Rebel Kunal back in TMC as a state spokesperson".
- ^ "Kunal Ghosh, Who Called Mamata 'Biggest Beneficiary' of Saradha Scam, Is Now a TMC Spokesperson".
- ^ Ghoshal, Sanjay (10 November 2019). "মমতার নামে আস্ত সেতু তৈরি হল বাংলায়! তাক লাগালেন প্রাক্তন তৃণমূল সাংসদ কুণাল". bengali.oneindia.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 February 2022.