Mandal would again be named as Minister for Co-operatives.Business Standard. Co-Op Movement Due to ill health, he was absent for months from his office.The Telegraph. Wanted: a makeover for Bengal ministry At the time of the swearing in of the Buddhadev Bhattacharya government in November 2000, Mandal was hospitalized at SSKM Hospital in Calcutta for malariaThe Telegraph. OATH OF OFFICE & GRAND FAREWELL Mandal was not nominated for re-election in the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, due to health reasons.The Tribune. 93 new faces on LF listThe Telegraph. CPM PICKS NEW FACES & SUBHAS The Hindu. Another Minister dropped from candidates list
