Sourav Ganguly didn't speak to us even after my grandfather's death: Pronay Mukherjee

Pronoy Mukherjee, the grandson of the late Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee, is miffed with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) “ignoring” the family of late Prabir Mukherjee for the historic 250th Test match at Eden Gardens against New Zealand. Pronoy claims that the board did not even send an invitation to them.

Prabir Mukherjee, who was the Eden Gardens curator for over 25 years, died at the age of 86 at his home in Kolkata in June this year. The association is hosting the first international match at this venue since his death.

“The CAB has ignored us and not even bothered to send an invitation (to the family) to witness the Test match,” Pronay Mukherjee, the grandson, said.

“My grandfather spent almost half of his life at this venue. He was a curator at Eden Gardens for 28 years and also served as the secretary and member of the Ground and pitch committee. He served the game for about four decades.”

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The 2^nd Test at Kolkata is of great significance. Apart from being the 250the home Test, the venue also unveiled the newly installed silver bell. Many former cricketers were invited to witness the historic moment.

“It would have been nice had the association had sent a courtesy invitation to our family but this is how it functions,” Pronay added.

Interestingly, the grandson reveals that the CAB didn’t hold a condolence meeting for Prabir Mukherjee.

“Sourav Ganguly didn’t speak to us even after my grandfather’s death. He (Ganguly) however, portrayed before the media that he condoled the family. The only condolence meeting was hosted by the Suburban Club, where Ganguly was present. My granddad joined this club in 1951-52.”

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“My grandfather was firm in his views and became a victim of the CAB politics. He was so annoyed with the ill-treatment that prompted him to say, never ever take my body to Eden Gardens after my death and we fulfilled his wish.”

“There is no sense in recalling the days but as they have ignored the family, we shall never ever visit the Stadium even if they rectify the policy and decide to invite us in future,” the grandson concluded.