A tifo unveiled by Mohun Bagan fans in honour of Tutu Bose, the club’s veteran former president who recently passed away. | Photo Credit: Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Mohun Bagan and East Bengal players and staff observed a minute’s silence ahead of their Kolkata Derby in the 2025-26 Indian Super League at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday in Kolkata.

The gesture was in remembrance of Swapan Sadhan Bose, former president of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club and an ex-Rajya Sabha Member, who passed away on Tuesday. He was 78.

The players also wore black armbands to honour his memory.

Swapan Sadhan Bose, known popularly as Tutu Bose, was admitted to a private hospital on Monday, following cardiac issues. West Bengal’s Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik and Kalyan Chaubey, the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), had visited him at the hospital.

Tutu Bose served Mohun Bagan in several capacities in administration, including as secretary and president, over three decades, becoming a name synonymous with the green-and-maroon.

As one of the leading sports administrators in the Kolkata football circuit, Tutu Bose played a crucial role in significant player-signings into Mohun Bagan between 1990s and late 2000s, such as Chima Okorie, Krishanu Dey and Monoranjan Bhattacharya.

Away from football, he had been a Rajya Sabha member from 2005 to 2011, as nominated by All India Trinamool Congress.

Published on May 17, 2026