As that of his political mentor Jyoti Basu, the body of veteran parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee was donated to the State-run SSKM Hospital for medical research on Monday evening, hours after he passed away in a private health facility in the city. Ganadarpan, an NGO, facilitated the donation.
The eyes were donated to the Priyamvada Birla Aravinda Eye Hospital’s eye bank.
The body was kept at three locations — Calcutta High Court, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Raja Basanta Roy Road — before reaching its final destination in the super-speciality health facility.
“We have received the organs in good condition and will be happy if we can match them with recipients,” a hospital representative said.
