Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Passes Away at 80

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away at his Palm Avenue residence in South Calcutta on Thursday morning. He was 80 years old. Bhattacharjee, the last Marxist Chief Minister of the state, succeeded Jyoti Basu and served until May 2011, when the Trinamool Congress came to power. He passed away around 8:20 a.m. … Read more