09 August,2024 07:25 AM IST | kolkata | Agencies
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, known for his efforts to bring industry to state, died on Thursday at his home following old age-related ailments.
The former CM was 80 and is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana who underwent gender change surgery. The veteran CPI(M) leader who had pledged his body for medical research, will be taken to a hospital after people pay their last respects to him on Friday, the party's state secretary Mohd Salim said.
PM Narendra Modi condoled the death of Bhattacharjee. "He was a political stalwart who served the state with commitment. My heartfelt condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti," Modi said in a post on X.
Bhattacharjee died at 8.30 am in his two-room apartment where he kept himself confined, rarely making public appearances, after losing the 2011 assembly elections that also brought an end to the 34-year-long Left Front government in the state.
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