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Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee died today morning in Kolkata days after he was admitted to hospital with a kidney ailment. He was 89 years old.
Mr Chatterjee was the key leader of the CPM, which he had joined in 1968. A 10-time member of the Lok Sabha, he became the Speaker from in 2004 when the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh came to power.
Somnath Chatterjee, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, Dies At 89
Mr Chatterjee was the key leader of the CPM, which he had joined in 1968. A 10-time member of the Lok Sabha, he became the Speaker from in 2004 when the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh came to power.
Somnath Chatterjee, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, Dies At 89