Kolkata: "Personally I have lost my father for the second time in Jyoti Basu's death," former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said while expressing his deep shock over the Marxist patriarch's death.
Chatterjee, who was very close to Basu, described him as a "people's leader".
"Basu used to say frequently 'don't get detached from the people. If you are detached from the people, nothing remains of politics.' We now understand this," he said.
Chatterjee said he had the fortune of coming in close contact with him. "There will not be any replacement of Basu," he added.
Chatterjee, who was very close to Basu, described him as a "people's leader".
"Basu used to say frequently 'don't get detached from the people. If you are detached from the people, nothing remains of politics.' We now understand this," he said.
Chatterjee said he had the fortune of coming in close contact with him. "There will not be any replacement of Basu," he added.
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