Mamata expresses profound grief at passing away of football legend Chuni Goswami
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her profound grief at the passing away of football legend Chuni Goswami.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Ms Banerjee said, " I am deeply saddened to know that football
legend Chuni Goswami is no more. A real star and a football icon, he was amongst the greatestplayers that Indian football has ever seen. "
" He was a versatile personality who brought many laurels to the country and to Bengal,"she stated.Chuni Goswami passed away around 5 PM in Kolkata on Thursday due to cardiac arrest.
He was 82.Goswami had been suffering from underlying ailments for long.He was admitted to a city hospital earlier in the day and breathed his last at 5 PM due to cardiac arrest.
The captain of the 1962 Asian Games gold-medal winning team, Goswami also represented .Bengal in first-class cricket tournaments.
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