Prez Kovind, Modi and others mourn Somnath Chatterjee's demise

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

Following a cardiac arrest and prolonged illness, the Lok Sabha speaker breathed his last on Monday morning at the age of 89.

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President Ram Nath Kovind, took to twitter and expressed his grief. He posted, " Sorry to hear of the passing of Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a veteran parliamentarian who had a forceful presence in the House.

"A loss for public life in Bengal and India. My condolences to his family and innumerable well-wishers."

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The Prime Minister described Chatterjee as a stalwart of Indian politics who made the parliamentary democracy richer.

Modi tweeted, " Chatterjee was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable. Anguished by his demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters".

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

In the condolence message issued by his office, Adityanath reminisced the value addition brought about by the late leader to the rich and illustrious traditions of Parliament.

He also credited Chatterjee with prioritising the welfare of the poor, marginalised and weaker sections of the society.

While praying for peace to the departed soul and extending his condolences to the bereaved family, the Chief Minister said Chatterjee's services as the Lok Sabha Speaker and a parliamentarian would always be remembered.

Below are the tweets of the leaders who condoled the death of Somnath Chatterjee.

https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1028850779145334789

https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1028852033112236032

https://twitter.com/mkstalin/status/1028875796688105472

https://twitter.com/MamataOfficial/status/1028861252322246656

https://twitter.com/ashokgehlot51/status/1028850715677143040

https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/1028855926609010690

https://twitter.com/laluprasadrjd/status/1028860047261085696

https://twitter.com/SharadYadavMP/status/1028856243622957056

https://twitter.com/OmarAbdullah/status/1028853791054028800

https://twitter.com/yadavtejashwi/status/1028866190213562368