Somnath Chatterjee's body to be donated to Kolkata hospital for medical research

Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s body will be handed over to West Bengal government-run SSKM hospital, in accordance with his pledge.

Somnath Chatterjee, who was associated with the Communist Party of India-Marxist for most of his life, had pledged to donate his body to medical science in 2004.

Chatterjee died on Monday morning at a private hospital in Kolkata following multiple organ failure. He was 89.

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His body was taken to the state Assembly, where it was accorded a gun salute, and then to his residence.

Leaders across party lines condoled the death of Chatterjee, describing him as an outstanding parliamentarian who enriched Indian politics.

(With PTI inputs)