(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist)Kolkata: Senior CPI(M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty,76, succumbed to novel coronavirus at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. He was admitted to the hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 30
The veteran leader waa a three-time transport minister of West Bengal from 1982 to 1996. He was also a two-time Rajya Sabha member and a veteran trade unionist.
“He died this afternoon. He was on ventilation for the last few days,” a party leader said.
He is survived by daughter Ushasi Chakraborty, an actor.
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