Ex-Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee critical after stroke
Former Lok Sabha speaker and CPI(M) member Somnath Chatterjee is in critical condition after he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and was admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Monday. The 89-year-old served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004-2009 and is presently an independent candidate. Notably, Chatterjee had quit West Bengal Table Tennis Association in May, citing 'poor health' as the reason.