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It was launched in 1998 by Founders Mr.R N Mukherjee,Mr.Anand Chopra and Mr. K Agarwal under the guidance of Mr. M.Tobbaccowala,the then Chairman of Voltas Ltd and Mrs. S Fazalbhoy an eminent Social worker and the then Secretary of MSSI Head Office.Mr.Tobaccowala and Mrs. Fazalbhot approached Late Mr.Rusi Gimi to form a Multiple Sclerosis Society in the East Zone. The then Health Minister of West Bengal Mr.Prashanta Sur, inaugurated the society with Mr.Rusi Gimi as the Chairperson. Since then the Chapter kept growing steadily under the leadership and sincere initiative of Late Mr.Gimi and Mr.T C Dutt,retired IAS,Ex Chief Secretary and Election Commissioner of West Bengal. It was greatly felt by Mr.Gimi that to run the society one has to be in touch with leading Neurologists of different Govt.Hospitals and a substantial amount of fund had to be raised for the ongoing work. Mr.S N Mukherjee was appointed as Liaison Officer of MSSI Kolkata.The main work of the Society was at that time only Identification of MS persons through Doctors from different Hospitals. Gradually seminars, Medical Camps, meetings for Public awareness, MS Persons and caretakers get-together, Annual fund Raising Functions etc. started being organized.
It began with 15 MSP’s, today the society serves a large number of Multiple Sclerosis patients .
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