Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed today died of massive cardiac arrest in Kolkata.

Ahmed, who was the tourism minister in the Manmohan Singh government, complained of chest pain in the morning and was rushed to the Belle Vue Hospital where doctors declared him dead. He was 64.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC), it seems, is now blaming the BJP-led Central government for Sultan Ahmed's death.

TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "I have heard a very sad news while coming to the meeting. Sultan (Ahmed) is no more. I have even heard that a CBI application was sent when his body was being taken. He was too tensed with the Narada case. He was too young to die. It is a very sad and unfortunate incident. We all are grief-stricken."

Mamata's partymen are echoing similar sentiments as they visited the hospital and later Sultan Ahmed's house on Ripon Street in Kolkata.

Trinamool Congress MP Subrata Bakshi said, "This is a very unfortunate incident. Sultan Ahmed was there with us right from the beginning. His death has hurt us a lot. I think that the political party in power at the Centre (read BJP) is responsible for his death."

The TMC MP further said, "A man requires 40 years to be established in life. But a life ends in 40 seconds. The political party in power at the Centre and some media houses have mentally tortured him and maligned him for the last 8-10 months that he had felt estranged from his family and social life."

"Our entire Trinamool family is grief-stricken. The wife of another Trinamool MP Prasun Banerjee has died due to the similar reasons. We protest this incident and his (Sultan Ahmed) death is likely to create a void in the Trinamool Congress. We cannot forget his contribution," said TMC MP Subrata Bakshi.

Sultan was feeling the CBI heat over allegations of bribery following the Narada sting scam. He was grilled by the central investigation agency for nearly seven hours in July.

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