[Marxistindia] Somnath Chatterjee

[news from the cpi(m)]

August 13, 2018

Press Statement


The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the 
                following statement:


Somnath Chatterjee


The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its
grief and sorrow at the death of former Speaker and ten-time Member of the
Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee.

Somnath Chatterjee was a veteran parliamentarian who played an important
role in defending the foundations of the Indian Constitution particularly
its secular democratic foundations and federalism.

As an eminent lawyer by profession, he also took up the cause of the
working class and the deprived to ensure justice is delivered to them.

The Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt condolences to his wife and children.






For CPI(M) Central Committee Office