Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren fell ill and failed to go to Kolkata on Tuesday to attend a meeting with central Home Minister P Chidambaram to discuss the proposed offensive against Maoist rebels.

"Soren could not leave for Kolkata as he fell ill early Tuesday morning. Two Deputy Chief Ministers Sudesh Mahto and Raghubar Das have left for Kolkata to attend the meeting," Safiq Ansari, Soren's press adviser, said.