Ex-LS Speaker Somnath's condition critical, put on ventilator
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has been put on ventilator support as his health is critical. The 89-year-old politician was re-admitted to the hospital following kidney ailments and is reportedly undergoing dialysis. The veteran politician, who was expelled from CPI(M) in 2008, had served as the Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004 to 2009. 