India, Nov. 12 -- Former West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Ujjal Biswas died at a private hospital at the age of 72 in Kolkata on Wednesday after battling multiple health complications for nearly three weeks.

Biswas was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mukundapur and had been on full ventilator support for the past few days, news agency PTI reported.

TMC chief and former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed grief over Biswas' death and described him as a 'dedicated member of the Trinamool Congress family'. "His unwavering loyalty, commitment and years of selfless service made him an invaluable part of our family. His passing is a deeply personal loss and leaves a void that cannot be filled," she wrote in...