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Box Office To Ballot Box Success Is Mamata Banerjee's Election Mantra
The late Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee once represented the Jadavpur constituency in Lok Sabha. Mamata Banerjee shock-defeated him in 1984. The incumbent Trinamool lawmaker, Sugata Bose, is a history professor at Harvard University in the US.
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On First Day Of Winter Session, Lok Sabha Adjourned After Obituaries
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday, after obituary references to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and four sitting members.
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"Shiv Bhakt" Would Need Visa For Somnath Temple If Not For Sardar Patel: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at his critics after inaugurating the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Wednesday. Prime Minister Modi in a veiled attack on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said, had Sardar Patel not worked for unity", "shiv bhakts" wouldn't have been able to pray at the Somnath Temple today.
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Somnath Chatterjee's Body Donated To Hospital, Skin Used For Graft
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's body will be used for educational purposes by medical students at a hospital, a senior doctor informed today
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In Somnath Chatterjee's Last Journey, Angry Family Turns Down CPM Request
The death of Somnath Chatterjee on Monday and the day-long events that followed have opened up a Pandora's Box the former Lok Sabha Speaker would most likely have frowned down upon.
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'Headmaster' Somnath Chatterjee And His Admonitions As Lok Sabha Speaker
Somanth Chatterjee's strict conduct of proceedings as the Lok Sabha Speaker earned him the sobriquet of 'headmaster' and his admonitions for unruly members came to be widely quoted and became part of public debate.
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CPI-M Regret Inability To Re-Induct Former Member Somnath Chatterjee
Condoling the demise of former Lok Sabha speaker and veteran parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee, a section of CPI(M) leaders in West Bengal today "expressed regret" for not being able to re-induct him into the party.
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Somnath Chatterjee's Family Rejects Request To Drape Body With Red Flag
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's family on Monday turned down the request of the CPI-M leadership to drape the expelled member's body in the red flag and allow him to be taken to the party's West Bengal state headquarters in Kolkata for people to pay their last respects
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Somnath Chatterjee's Body To Be Donated To Kolkata Hospital For Research
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who died today in a hospital in Kolkata, will be accorded a gun salute at the West Bengal Assembly. Later, his body will be donated to the state-run SSKM Hospital in line with his pledge.
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Emotional Sumitra Mahajan Remembers Somnath Chatterjee
Former speaker Somnath Chatterjee died in Kolkata on Monday.
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PM Modi, Leaders Pay Tribute To Somnath Chatterjee
Leaders from several political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, have tweeted condolences on hearing that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has died. He was 89. The 10-time parliamentarian was admitted to a Kolkata hospital with a kidney ailment.
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Somanth Chatterjee Was Admired Across Party Lines: Rahul Gandhi
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today condoled the death of former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee and said he was respected by parliamentarians across party lines.
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Somnath Chatterjee, Expelled Communist, Paid The Price For Speaker's Post
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee spent the last few years of his life in seclusion, expelled by the CPM despite representing the political party in Lok Sabha for almost 40 years, for sticking to a non-partisan stand during a critical moment in parliament's history.
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Somnath Chatterjee, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, Dies At 89
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee died on Monday morning in Kolkata days after he was admitted to hospital with a kidney ailment. He was 89 years old. Mr Chatterjee, who was admitted to Bellevue hospital on August 8, was put on ventilator support after he suffered a heart attack. His condition turned critical on Sunday morning.
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Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Critical After Heart Attack
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee's condition deteriorated today after he suffered a "mild heart attack", an official of a private hospital said.
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Box Office To Ballot Box Success Is Mamata Banerjee's Election Mantra
The late Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee once represented the Jadavpur constituency in Lok Sabha. Mamata Banerjee shock-defeated him in 1984. The incumbent Trinamool lawmaker, Sugata Bose, is a history professor at Harvard University in the US.
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On First Day Of Winter Session, Lok Sabha Adjourned After Obituaries
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday, after obituary references to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and four sitting members.
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"Shiv Bhakt" Would Need Visa For Somnath Temple If Not For Sardar Patel: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at his critics after inaugurating the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Wednesday. Prime Minister Modi in a veiled attack on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said, had Sardar Patel not worked for unity", "shiv bhakts" wouldn't have been able to pray at the Somnath Temple today.
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Somnath Chatterjee's Body Donated To Hospital, Skin Used For Graft
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's body will be used for educational purposes by medical students at a hospital, a senior doctor informed today
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In Somnath Chatterjee's Last Journey, Angry Family Turns Down CPM Request
The death of Somnath Chatterjee on Monday and the day-long events that followed have opened up a Pandora's Box the former Lok Sabha Speaker would most likely have frowned down upon.
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'Headmaster' Somnath Chatterjee And His Admonitions As Lok Sabha Speaker
Somanth Chatterjee's strict conduct of proceedings as the Lok Sabha Speaker earned him the sobriquet of 'headmaster' and his admonitions for unruly members came to be widely quoted and became part of public debate.
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CPI-M Regret Inability To Re-Induct Former Member Somnath Chatterjee
Condoling the demise of former Lok Sabha speaker and veteran parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee, a section of CPI(M) leaders in West Bengal today "expressed regret" for not being able to re-induct him into the party.
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Somnath Chatterjee's Family Rejects Request To Drape Body With Red Flag
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's family on Monday turned down the request of the CPI-M leadership to drape the expelled member's body in the red flag and allow him to be taken to the party's West Bengal state headquarters in Kolkata for people to pay their last respects
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Somnath Chatterjee's Body To Be Donated To Kolkata Hospital For Research
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who died today in a hospital in Kolkata, will be accorded a gun salute at the West Bengal Assembly. Later, his body will be donated to the state-run SSKM Hospital in line with his pledge.
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Emotional Sumitra Mahajan Remembers Somnath Chatterjee
Former speaker Somnath Chatterjee died in Kolkata on Monday.
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PM Modi, Leaders Pay Tribute To Somnath Chatterjee
Leaders from several political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, have tweeted condolences on hearing that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has died. He was 89. The 10-time parliamentarian was admitted to a Kolkata hospital with a kidney ailment.
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Somanth Chatterjee Was Admired Across Party Lines: Rahul Gandhi
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today condoled the death of former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee and said he was respected by parliamentarians across party lines.
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Somnath Chatterjee, Expelled Communist, Paid The Price For Speaker's Post
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee spent the last few years of his life in seclusion, expelled by the CPM despite representing the political party in Lok Sabha for almost 40 years, for sticking to a non-partisan stand during a critical moment in parliament's history.
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Somnath Chatterjee, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, Dies At 89
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee died on Monday morning in Kolkata days after he was admitted to hospital with a kidney ailment. He was 89 years old. Mr Chatterjee, who was admitted to Bellevue hospital on August 8, was put on ventilator support after he suffered a heart attack. His condition turned critical on Sunday morning.
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Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Critical After Heart Attack
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee's condition deteriorated today after he suffered a "mild heart attack", an official of a private hospital said.
