Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha paid his last respects to veteran politician and seven-time MLA Surajit Datta at the Secretariat in Agartala on Thursday. Saha also recalled his last meeting with the veteran leader and said Datta had said to him, “Don’t worry, I will not die.” Datta, a former minister and seven-time MLA, had been grappling with various health issues, particularly kidney complications. He had been undergoing dialysis for the past few years. Datta, BJP MLA from Ramnagar Assembly Constituency, faced a critical downturn in his health two days ago. He was initially admitted to a hospital in Agartala, where Dr Saha met him to inquire about his health condition. However, he was later referred to AMRI Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, and at 11:00 pm, he succumbed to his ailments. On Thursday, his mortal remains were brought to the Secretariat, where Dr. Saha paid his floral tribute. Later, Dr Saha said, “Surajit Datta was a leader of the people. We always called him Sunu Da. He was a seven-time legislator from Ramanagar. The entire Tripura is aware of how he used to help people, which was his nature. I have never seen such a leader in Tripura before. He also served as a minister. He was also an MLA for the BJP two times.” When he was admitted to ILS Hospital, I went there and met him.
