Mamata condoles death of Santosh Mohan Dev

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condoled the death of former Union Minister Santosh Mohan Dev.

"Saddened at the passing of... I knew him for many, many years. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and supporters," she tweeted.

Dev, a seven-time Lok Sabha member, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Silchar in Assam, his family said. He was 83.

--IANS

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