President, PM mourn Somnath Chatterjee's demise
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 10:51 AM
New Delhi, Aug 13: We all knew that, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away a while ago.
In this regard, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
"Sorry to hear of the passing of Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a veteran parliamentarian who had a forceful presence in the House.
"A loss for public life in Bengal and India. My condolences to his family and innumerable well-wishers," the President said in a tweet.
The Prime Minister described Chatterjee as a stalwart of Indian politics who made the parliamentary democracy richer.
Modi tweeted that Chatterjee "was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable. Anguished by his demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters".