Pranab Mukherjee wishes Mamata Banerjee speedy recovery

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today wished railway minister Mamata Banerjee a speedy recovery who was advised rest by doctors after she complained of chest pain while returning from her rally at Lalgarh.

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, a state Congress leader and a close associate of Mukherjee, visited Banerjee's South Kolkata residence and handed over a bouquet of flowers and a message to her additional private secretary wishing her speedy recovery.

"I did not try to meet her because she was not well. Her additional private secretary Ratan Mukherjee said she has pain in the chest. I inquired about her health from him and handed over Mukherjee's message and a flower bouquet," Roy said.

According to Ratan Mukherjee, Banerjee was injured when her car suddenly braked after one of her convoy vehicles was hit by a lorry at Kolaghat on Monday.

Doctors have advised her rest. A bodyguard of the minister was also injured in the accident.