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Saubhadra Chatterjee // Somnath Chatterjee, the emotional Communist who went by his heart | india news | Hindustan Times

14.8.18

Somnath Chatterjee, the emotional Communist who went by his heart | india news | Hindustan Times: Chatterjee died in a hospital in Kolkata on Monday. He was 89.

Chatterjee followed his father’s footsteps to become a leading lawyer in the Calcutta High Court. His father was a staunch Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha member, but Chatterjee, inspired by late Jyoti Basu, joined its arch rival, Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI-M.

As a lawyer, Chatterjee helped many party comrades to fight and win legal cases--without a fee. His oratory, benevolence and sensibilities topped with popularity among the Bengal leadership quickly earned him a Lok Sabha ticket and a membership in the party’s coveted club—the Central Committee.


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