VETERAN ACTOR AND POLITICIAN PASSES AWAY

According to media reports, the actor complained of chest pain while he was on his way to the airport. Tapas Pal was admitted to a hospital in Juhu, but was pronounced dead around 4 AM.

Tapas Pal made a mark in the Bengali film industry with the 1980 film Dadar Kirti and went on embark on a successful film career spanning over three decades. The actor contested from Krishnanagar seat during the 2009 general elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.

Tapas Pal was succeeded by his wife Nandhini and a daughter Sohini Pal

Veteran Bengali actor, former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul dies of cardiac arrest: Family sources

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 18, 2020