2 min learnCould 13, 2026 12:16 PM IST
Swapan Sadhan Bose, the previous president of Mohun Bagan Athletic Membership and a former Rajya Sabha member, died aged 78 in Kolkata on Tuesday. Popularly often called Tutu Bose, he was admitted to a personal hospital in Kolkata late on Monday after he suffered a large coronary heart assault and handed away the following day.
Born on January 23, 1948 in Howrah, West Bengal, Bose first received concerned with Mohun Bagan in 1989/90 and was an integral a part of the membership in several administrative capacities throughout to April 2025, when he formally introduced his retirement from all positions.
“It’s with profound grief and deep sorrow that we inform you of the passing away of our very personal Mohun Bagan Ratna Swapan Sadhan Bose. His immense contribution, unwavering dedication and lifelong service to Mohun Bagan Athletic Membership will endlessly stay etched in our hearts,” stated Mohun Bagan AC in a put up on their Instagram web page.
“Your legacy will all the time stay part of Mohun Bagan,” the membership additional stated via the X account of Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big, its soccer division. “Relaxation in peace, Tutu Bose”.
He was secretary of the membership from 1991 to 1995 after which turned membership president, a place he held till 2017, when he first stepped away citing well being causes. Over this era, Bose was instrumental in a few of Bagan’s headline signings. IM Vijayan, certainly one of India’s best ever goalscorer and former nationwide captain, made a landmark transfer from Kerala Police to Bagan in 1991 with Bose on the helm. Bose additionally performed a pivotal position within the signing of Nigerian Chima Okorie, the membership’s first overseas signing in 1991.
Bose remained chairman of the membership after 2017 and was seen as instrumental in bringing within the RP Sanjiv Goenka group as majority shareholders of Bagan’s soccer division. In Could 2022, Bose was re-elected as membership president. Bose was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2005 to 2011, nominated to the higher home by the All India Trinamool Congress.
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