New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "It's the end of an era in the annals of Indian politics."
Sonia Gandhi: Shri Jyoti Basu did not go gentle into the good night - he fought bravely until his last breath, just as he did throughout his life. And what a rich, fulfilled and glorious life he had!
(Read)Chidambaram: "Basu strode like a colossus on the Indian political scene for several decades. He was a great patriot, a great democrat, a great Parliamentarian and a great source of inspiration. Basu served the people of India with the best of his ability. It's a sad day for all of us...we will remember this great son of India...we salute his memory."
(Watch)Pranab Mukherjee: "He was a towering personality, longestserving chief minister in contemporary period. He was the architect offirst UPA government. I developed close intimacy with him from 1960s;have lost great well wisher. Country has lost great parliamentarian anda patriot."
(Watch)Buddhaded Bhattacharya: "He was our guardian. The country has lost a great leader and the Left democratic movement in the country has received a severe blow. He will forever be remembered for his contribution to the country."
(Watch)S M Krishna: "The country has lost a steadfast champion of the causes of underprivileged."
A B Bardhan: "We express our heartfelt sadness on his demise".
Somnath Chatterjee: "Personally I have lost my father for the second time in Jyoti Basu's death. He was a stalwart, a great leader. He held the CPM fort in West Bengal for a long time."
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L K Advani: "He was a stalwart... a great leader. He held the CPM fort in West Bengal for a long time. The Communist movement has been affected. Basu was in the line of great leaders like E M S Namboodiripad, Bhupesh Gupta and Indrajit Gupta. Our ideologies were different. Still, going by his greatness, I respect him and pay my tributes."
(Watch)Sheila Dikshit: "Something seems to have snapped, an era. He was a very dignified leader. He ruled over West Bengal for two decades and can't remember a single time when he was controversial. He ruled for 20 years that speaks of the trust and faith that people had in him. He was one of the tallest chief ministers this country has ever seen."
(Watch)Mamata Banerjee: "He was a tall political figure in the country. He was instrumental behind formation of the Left Front government in West Bengal. He was the first and last chapter of the Left Front government and Left movement."
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M Karunanidhi: I'm saddened by the death of my dear friend Jyoti Basu. He was one of the pioneers of the socialist movement, never hesitant to speak his mind.
Ram Vilas Paswan: Lost a great leader. He had 'neeyat' and 'neeti'. Worked for country, not party.
Arun Jaitley: One of the tallest contemporary leaders, devoted to his ideology, with perhaps one of the longest innings in Indian public life. Today is not the time to talk about differences. That's the strength of Indian democracy... it gives space to exist with differences.
(Watch)Sushma Swaraj: He was a leader of stature and experience. He earned so much love and respect of people that his popularity didn't decline after he stepped down as CM. I didn't have such a direct relationship with him but I've always admired his work culture.
(Watch)Abhishek Singhvi: An era has passed. He transcended political boundaries. A disciplined soldier of the party who believed in gentlemanly politics and that era has passed.
D Raja: One of the finest leaders with a glorious revolutionary legacy. He was a good chief minister who proved that coalition of left parties worked successfully and would have been a great at national level also.
(Watch)Lalu Prasad Yadav: Basu was respected by leaders across parties
(Watch)I K Gujral: Basu's death is a grave loss for the country.
(Watch)Farooq Abdullah: We've lost one of our greatest leaders
(Watch)Omar Abdullah: Basu's death a loss for the entire nation
(Watch)Mithun Chakaraborty: We've lost greatest leader of the country
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