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TopicSiddhartha Shankar Ray

Topic: Siddhartha Shankar Ray

How ex-Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray shaped today’s race in Bhabanipur

It was Siddhartha Shankar Ray who had first taken notice of an adolescent Mamata Banerjee during a youth congress rally. Ray stopped his car and got out to hear her speak.

Siddhartha Shankar Ray was crisis manager from Bengal to Punjab, not just Emergency advisor

Siddhartha Shankar Ray was pulled into tasks involving the two Bengals — administering West Bengal, and a diplomatic outreach to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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