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Kolkata: Former Chief Minister of West Bengal and a seasoned CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya passed away at the age of 80 after a long illness, as confirmed by his family on Thursday.
Bhattacharya was admitted to a private hospital in Alipor, Calcutta, with multiple ailments on July 29, 2023. He was being treated for pneumonia and had to be put on ventilation. But he responded to the treatment and was released on August 9.
Bhattacharya, who was the second CPM leader to hold the Chief Minister’s office in Bengal, served from 2000 to 2011 until the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC took over.
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