— Md Salim (@salimdotcomrade) August 13, 2018West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee also expressed her condolences.His condition turned critical on Sunday evening. Doctors said he was “stable” after he was put on ventilator support. Greatly respected and admired by all parliamentarians, across party lines. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. My tribute to Power CordSomnathChatterjee whom I owe a lot.I mourn the passing away of Shri Somnath Chatterjee, 10 term MP and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha.The 10-time parliamentarian had been frequently hospitalised for the last two months.Saddened at the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath (Da) Chatterjee.Somnath Chatterjee, who was admitted to Belle Vue hospital on August 8, was put on ventilator support after he suffered a heart attack. In spite of our ideological differences, we cherished a very cordial relationship. Salute to a great Parliamentarian."Sorry to hear of the passing of Shri Somnath Chatterjee, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a veteran parliamentarian who had a forceful presence in the House. Anguished by his demise.

"I am sorry to know about the sad demise of Shri #SomnathChatterjee.I # lost a father figure.Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee died on Monday morning in Kolkata days after he was admitted to hospital with a kidney ailment. My condolences to his family at this time of grief. After his condition improved, he was discharged from the hospital. Greatly respected and admired by all parliamentarians, across party lines," Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted in his condolence mesغير مجاز مي باشدe.Last month, the former Speaker had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. He served as the Speaker of Lower House till 2009. But three days later, on Tuesday, he had to be hospitalised again. PM Modi added, "He made our Parliamentary democracy richer and was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 13, 2018Union Minister Sushma Swaraj in her tweet expressed condolences and said, "In spite of our ideological differences, we cherished a very cordial relationship.A 10-time member of the Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee became the 14th Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2004 when the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh came to power."In such cases it happens at times that the heart stops giving support. He is in the ICU and is responding to treatment," news agency Press Trust of India quoted a doctor as saying. Chatterjee suffered a mild heart attack this morning, but was revived.He was 89 years old. My condolences to his family and admirers."Former MP and Speaker Shri Somnath Chatterjee was a stalwart of Indian politics.Somnath Chatterjee, who has represented Burdwan, Jadavpur and Bolpur parliamentary constituencies from 1971 to 2009, was only defeated in 1984 by the present chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, who was then in the Congress. He was an institution. This is a great loss for us all— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 13, 2018.— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 13, 2018"He was an institution. A loss for public life in Bengal and India. My thoughts are with his family and supporters.However, he was expelled from the party in 2008 by general secretary Prakash Karat when he refused to resign as Speaker after CPI(M) and other left parties withdrew support to the government over the Indo-US nuclear deal. #SomnathChatterjee— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 13, 2018"Lost a father figure" tweeted CPI(M) leader Mohammad Salim. My condolences to his family and innumerable well-wishers #PresidentKovind— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 13, 2018"Anguished by his demise" tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.President Ram Nath Kovind in his condolence said, the death of Somnath Chatterjee is "A loss for public life in Bengal and India. He made our Parliamentary democracy richer and was a strong voice for the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.Veteran politician Somnath Chatterjee joined the CPI(M) in 1968 and remained its leader till 2008. Doctors said he was undergoing dialysis