Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Somnath Chatterjee made Indian democracy richer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said condoling the demise of the former Lok Sabha Speaker...
Somnath Chatterjee made Indian democracy richer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said condoling the demise of the former Lok Sabha Speaker. Describing him as a stalwart of Indian politics, the prime minister said, Chatterjee made Parliamentary democracy richer and was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.
Somnath Chatterjee
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"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.
