Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, veteran Communist Party leader and former West Bengal
Chief Minister, died today, 8 August, at his south Kolkata (Calcutta) residence.
In a statement, the Central Committee office of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) points out:
"The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, outstanding leader of the Party and former Chief Minister of West Bengal. He was aged 80 years and had been in ailing health for some time.
