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Somnath Chatterjee passes away: Some lesser known facts about veteran Communist leader
Leaders across party lines on Monday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, describing him as an outstanding parliamentarian who enriched Indian politics.
1.Somnath's father NC Chatterjee was Hindu Mahasabha leader
Somanth Chatterjee's father Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee was a Hindu Mahasabha leader. He was too an extremely influential lawyer of his time. Somnath differed with him ideologically but maintained a cordial relationship throughout. Somnath Chatterjee contested from Burdwan after his father's death in 1971. (RNA)
2.Jyoti Basu was Somnath Chatterjee's mentor
Veteran politician and former CM of Bengal, Jyoti Basu was mentor of Somnath Chatterjee. He entered politics under his guidance. (RNA)
3.10 times MP with rare political acceptability across aisles
From 1971 to 2009, Somnath was elected to the Lok Sabha 10 times. He lost once in 1984 to then political greenhorn Mamata Banerjee. After that, Chatterjee shifted base to Bolpur and won comfortably every elections. (RNA)
4.Born in Assam, studied law in UK
Somnath Chatterjee was born in Tezpur, Assam. He did his schooling in Kolkata, and came 10th in Matriculation Exams. He did BA in Economics from Presidency college. Then he went to UK and got his BA law degree from University of Cambridge. He went on to pass MA exam and also Barrister-al-law degree. (RNA)
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5.When Somnath sparred with the apex court
In 2005, when SC forwarded the dates of confidence vote in Jharkhand Assembly, Chatterjee said that SC has crossed the laxman rekha. When 11 MPs went to SC after being disqualified in cash for question scam, Somnath Chatterjee refused to accept notice from SC, saying judiciary is intervening in the works of legislative.
6.Expelled but wasn't forgotten by CPI(M)
The Prakash Karat lobby of CPI(M) got him expelled from the party due to Somnath's stance during the 2008 trust vote following Left's pull-out of the government. However, he continued to be in good terms with Bengal CPI(M) leaders. (RNA)
7.Somnath was extemely popular among his neighbours
In his retired life, staying at Bolpur, Somnath Chatterjee continued to mix freely with his neighbours. He had no airs of a big man and took part in community activities. (24 Ghanta)
8.Somnath Chatterjee was a keen follower of Table Tennis
Somnath Chatterjee was the President of West Bengal Table Tennis Association for a long time. He resigned on February 2018, citing poor health. Apart from that, the veteran leader was engaged in several youth connect activities. (PTI)
