Kunal Ghosh

Politician, Journalist, Author

Indian Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Journalist, Author
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/06/1968
Age58 years
BirthplaceKolkata, West Bengal, India

Latest News about Kunal Ghosh

15/06/2025

The Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary chargesheet in the Saradha chit fund money laundering case naming Kunal Ghosh and journalist Suman Chattopadhyay. The filing also sought action related to attached assets worth Rs 96.55 crore, including Rs 2.67 crore linked to Ghosh.

10/06/2025

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office questioned Kunal Ghosh for more than eight hours in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. He was expected to be questioned again as the investigation continued.

20/04/2025

A Special MP-MLA court in Salt Lake acquitted Kunal Ghosh in a case related to the Saradha chit fund scam. The court held that Section 409 was not applicable to him and ruled that he was innocent in that matter.

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameKunal Kumar Ghosh
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Positions Held
  • Member of Rajya Sabha (2012–2022)
  • MLA from Beleghata
  • State-level Spokesperson
  • General Secretary of TMC (West Bengal)
Notable AllegationsAccused in Saradha Chit Fund scam

Educational Qualification(s)

QualificationCertificate in Audio Visual Journalism, Media Management
Institutions
  • Annex College of Management, Kolkata
  • Annex-Cygnus Institute of Management, Kolkata

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
SpouseSarmita Ghosh
ChildrenOne son (Kuntal Ghosh)
ReligionHindu
Marriage Date17/01/1994

Family

FatherLate Dr. Kalyan Kumar Ghosh
MotherMonika Ghosh

Career

Journalism
  • CEO of Channel 10
  • Editor of Bengali dailies Sangbad Pratidin and Sakalbela
  • Head of Media Unit, Saradha Group
Politics
  • Joined TMC after brief separation
  • Removed from party posts in 2024 due to criticism of veteran MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
  • Reinstated as spokesperson in July 2022
  • Elected as MLA from Beleghata
Authorship
  • Bandir Dairy
  • Poth Harabo Bolei
  • Saashtir Pore
  • RANISAHEBA
  • BAGHBIDHOBA
  • Kara O Kahini
  • Fire Aschi Birotir Por

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Briefly separated from TMC before rejoining in 2022
2. Accused in the high-profile Saradha Chit Fund scam
3. Removed from TMC's star campaigner list during 2024 Lok Sabha elections
4. Son named Kuntal Ghosh
5. Married on 17 January 1994
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