Kunal Ghosh
Indian journalist and politician (born 1968)
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Kunal Ghosh (born 20 June 1968) is an Indian politician and journalist. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress and a MLA from Beleghata. He is also a former MP, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha.
Kunal Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Paresh Paul |
| Constituency | Beleghata |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | R. C. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Subhashish Chakraborty |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| State Secretary, All India Trinamool Congress | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Congress | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1968 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Education | 10th (1985)[1] |
| Occupation | Spokesperson of AITC, politician |
Journalism
Ghosh was born in Kolkata as Kunal Kumar Ghosh. His father Late Kalyan Kumar Ghosh was a doctor. Kunal Ghosh worked for Channel 10, as well as several newspapers. Ghosh holds the position of "message editor" of Prabaha, the first private news magazine in Bengal.[2] His first byline story was in Patrika of the Anandabazar newspaper group. He then worked on multiple papers, including Aajkaal's Khela Patrika. His work at channel 10 included the show "Ek Phone e Ek Lakh".[3] He also holds the position of senior editor of Sangbad Pratidin newspaper.[4]
On 14 April 2013, FIR was filed against Sudipto Sen and Kunal Ghosh for the allegation of involvement in Saradha Group financial scandal.[5] Ghosh was the chief of Saradha Media. He was first arrested on 23 November 2013.[6] Central Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.[7] In 2014 he was guilty of attempting suicide inside jail.[8] On this occasion he had even said that Mamata Banerjee was the “biggest beneficiary” of the Saradha scam.[9][10][11] Ghosh was released from jail in October 2016 on bail almost after three years.[12] He has reportedly returned ₹ 2.67 crores that he earned from Saradha Group as salary and for advertisements paid to him by Saradha Group while he worked for the media company.[13]
Political career
Other positions held in Parliament
Acting Career
Honors
In 2019, Ghosh inaugurated the "Mamata Setu" (Bridge) in Cooch Behar with the help of his MP-LAD fund.[21]