Former minister Manab Mukherjee dies at 67

Former Left Front minister and CPM leader Manab Mukherjee breathed his last in Calcutta on Tuesday morning. He was 67.

Mukherjee had been battling multiple ailments for a few years. On Tuesday morning, Mukherjee suffered a heart attack at his residence and was rushed to a hospital, where he died soon.

“After a long battle for life, Comrade Manab Mukherjee has left us,” CPM state secretary Md Salim said.

Several CPM leaders recalled Mukherjee’s skills as a public speaker and ability to write on a wide range of ideological issues. “He has several books to his credit,” said a DYFI leader.

Mukherjee was first elected to the Assembly in 1987 from Beliaghata.