Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at 8.15 am today at a private hospital in South Kolkata. He was 89. Ten-time MP as a CPI(M) leader and the first Bengali Speaker in Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Sunday while undergoing treatment and was put on life support system since last week.
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Former LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at 8.15 am today at a private hospital in South Kolkata. He was 89. Ten-time MP as a CPI(M) leader and the first…
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Published August 13, 2018 · 1 min read
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