Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi

• Did Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi smoke?: Not Known

• Did Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Soon after his birth, his family moved to Calcutta (now Kolkata) from Chirirbander (now in Bangladesh).

• He was considered one of the prominent Congress leaders and was a member of Parliament from 1999 to 2009.

• For almost 20 years, Dasmunsi also served as the President of the All India Football Federation.

• He was the 1st Indian to serve as a Match Commissioner in a FIFA World Cup.

• On 12 October 2008, he suffered a massive stroke and paralysis, leaving him unable to speak or recognise anyone.

• Dasmunsi was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and was later shifted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital.

• He was diagnosed with a complete failure of the left ventricular system and remained on life support.

• In November 2009, he underwent stem cell therapy Düsseldorf, Germany.

• Since his illness, Dasmunsi’s wife, Deepa has taken over his political mantle, and in 2009, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Raiganj Constituency.

• On 10 October 2011, Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital advised Dasmunsi’s family to take him home and care for him there.

• On 20 November 2017, Dasmunsi died after 8 years in the coma.