Veteran actor Ranjit Mallick, who has screened with Tapas Pal in several Bengali hit films like 'Rudrabina', 'Mangal Deep' and 'Guru Dakshina', says that the death of Bengali actor and former MP Taapse Pal is "untimely". " Tollywood actress Koel Mallick's father Ranjit Mallick is mourning the death of Tapas as he was like a younger brother to him. Ranjit said, "I am not in Kolkata yet. I will return today. We worked together in many films including hit films like 'Guru Dakshina'".

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He further added, "I can no longer express my feelings. It has been a very sad day for me. We have many memories together. I just could not believe hearing this news. He was like a younger brother to me. May his soul rest in peace." Veteran Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal earlier passed away in a private hospital in Mumbai due to cardiac arrest. He was 61.

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He was in Mumbai to meet his daughter but complained of chest pain at the airport while coming back to Kolkata. In the last two years, Tapas Pal was admitted to the hospital several times for treatment as he was suffering from heart ailments.

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