Patriarch of Indian communism Basu no more

Jyoti Basu, patriarch of Indian communism and an icon of Indian Parliamentary communists, has passed away.
Regarded as the country’s most elderly statesman, He breathed his last at 1147 hours at a city hospital, ending a 17-day battle for life and an era in the country`s political history.
He was 95.
Basu was admitted to the hospital on January 1. Basu's condition worsened day by day. He reached the stage of multiple-organ failure and was on life support.
As Basu`s condition worsened, leaders from various walks of life, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan visited him… read more here… www.keralz.com