Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over the death of party MLA and former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Asish Banerjee, who was found dead inside the TMC office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning.

The Police officials have said that "Asish Bandyopadhyay was found dead by hanging" in his party office. Police also said that a suicide note has been found.

Expressing her condolences on X, Mamata Banerjee said her party colleague's death had left her "deeply disturbed," recalling his decades of service and his deep bond with the people of Rampurhat and Birbhum, where he also served as chairman of the TMC Birbhum district core ...