Former LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Departs; PM Condoles Death

On Monday morning, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at Kolkata hospital after suffering a mild heart attack. 89 Year Old former Lok Sabha Speaker has been on ventilator support for past five days after he was admitted to a private hospital due to kidney-related complications on the last Tuesday. He was the speaker in the first 5-year term of United Progressive Alliance Government (2004-2009) and was elected to the Parliament’s Lower House ten times since 1971.

Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister of Tamil Nadu, Narendra Modi has said that “He made our Parliamentary democracy richer and was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.”

Former MP and Speaker Shri Somnath Chatterjee was a stalwart of Indian politics. He made our Parliamentary 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.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 13, 2018

Sorry to hear of the passing of Shri Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a veteran parliamentarian who had a forceful presence in the House. A loss for public life in Bengal and India. My condolences to his family and innumerable well-wishers #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 13, 2018

I mourn the passing away of Shri Somnath Chatterjee, 10 term MP and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha. He was an institution. Greatly respected and admired by all parliamentarians, across party lines. My condolences to his family at this time of grief. #SomnathChatterjee

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 13, 2018

Saddened by the demise of former Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Somnath Chatterjee. He was an outstanding Parliamentarian, who was elected to Lok Sabha 10 times. He was always affable and highlighted people’s problems. He firmly stood by the principles he believed in. #Parliament pic.twitter.com/0YLXQByrPH

— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) August 13, 2018

Extremely sad news about Somnath Chatterjee ji. One of the greatest parliamentarians of contemporary times he will always be missed by this country. He will be remembered among the greatest Lok Sabha Speakers India ever had. https://t.co/dpnsE9ME1a

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 13, 2018

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