DIDI’S GATEKEEPER
Because he’s one of the most powerful state bureaucrats around. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee amended secretariat rules to bring him in as principal secretary, a post reserved for IAS officers
Because even the state chief secretary has to discuss important matters with Sanyal before placing it before the CM
Because he’s the man behind a spate of Bengal business summits, tasked with hardselling the state as a great destination
MUSICAL EAR He’s a classical music buff