Jyothi Basu no more
Sunday 17 January 2010

Veteran communist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyothi Basu has passed away on sunday after fighting with a prolonged illness. He was hospitalised early in January with a severe pneumonia attack and his health got worsenend over the last week. He was 95 years. Basu started his political career associating with student unions while studying in UK. He joined the communist party and was elected to bengal Assembly in 1946. He became the Bengal CM in 1977 and continued in the post till 2000.
-- MP