KCR, Chandrababu condole death of Somnath Chatterjee

Update: 2018-08-13 21:03 IST

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee who passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata following multiple organ failure.

In a message, the Chief Minister termed the former Speaker as a great parliamentarian and a person who conducted the lower house with highest standards.

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KCR recalled how Somnath Chatterjee as a Speaker gave sufficient amount time to express his views during the agitation for a separate Telangana.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu too offered his condolences and extended sympathies to the bereaved family members of the former veteran Parliamentarian. 

Lauding Somnath's exemplary services to the nation as a longstanding parliamentarian, Chandrababu said that his services as MP, Lok Sabha Speaker cannot be forgettable adding that his death has left a deep void which cannot be filled.

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