Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away aged 89
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away aged 89 in Kolkata on Monday. The veteran politician had been put on ventilator support after being re-admitted to the hospital following kidney ailments. Chatterjee, who has served for over four decades in active politics, had served as the Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004 to 2009.