PM condoles demise of Somnath Chatterjee
Somnath Chatterjee made Indian democracy richer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today condoling the demise of the former Lok Sabha Speaker.
Describing him as a stalwart of Indian politics, the prime minister said, Chatterjee madeParliamentary democracy richer and was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.
"Anguished by his demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters," Modi tweeted.
Chatterjee passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata this morning following multiple organ failure.
A 10-time Lok Sabha MP, Chatterjee was a central committee member of the CPI(M), which he had joined in 1968.
He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
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