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  MPs pay tribute to former Lok Sabha speaker MA Ayyangar

  Politics | February 04, 2020 15:48 IST

  Members of Parliament paid tribute to former Lok Sabha speaker Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar on February 04. He was speaker in first Lok Sabha term. Today marks the birth anniversary of Ayyangar. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute.

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  Veteran political leader Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89. All you need to know about him

  India | August 13, 2018 10:23 IST

  He served as the speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009, except in the 1984 election when he was defeated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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  Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee dies at 89

  News | August 13, 2018 9:53 IST

  Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at 8.15 am today morning.

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  Somnath Chatterjee stable, responding to treatment: Hospital

  India | August 13, 2018 6:17 IST

  Chatterjee is suffering from a kidney-related ailment and was put on ventilator support following a heart attack.

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  Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee critical, put on ventilator support

  India | August 12, 2018 11:42 IST

  89-year-old Chatterjee was earlier admitted to a hospital following complaints of breathlessness. He is regarded as one of the longest-serving parliamentarians in India.

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  Somanath Chatterjee suffers mild cerebral stroke

  Politics | June 30, 2014 15:14 IST

  Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has been admitted to a private hospital here after suffering a mild cerebral stroke.  “Chatterjee was admitted at around 8.30 last evening.  He suffered a mild cerebral stroke.

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  Food bill not being passed worries Somnath

  Politics | August 18, 2013 14:21 IST

  Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday expressed grave concern over the non-passage of the Food Security Bill, and blamed political parties for rendering parliament "non-functional" and stalling the bill."It's a matter of grave

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  Sangma launches National People's Party across India

  Politics | January 06, 2013 8:26 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 6: Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party last year to contest the presidential polls, Saturday launched his National People's Party across India.The party has aligned