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Also Read Reactions: Somnath Chatterjee 'was a glue that held progressive parties together'Born in Assam’s Tezpur in 1929, Mr.
Chatterjee did his schooling in Kolkata. more-inBorn in the family of jurist and parliamentarians, the former speaker of Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee had learnt complex ropes of Indian politics from his father Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, a barrister, a judge and a parliamentarian. Somnath Chatterjee, who joined Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in 1968, maintained an exceptionally cordial relationship with all, including members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In politics, Mr.
Chatterjee was acceptable to all which is one of the reasons why BJP-led National Democratic Alliance backed him as the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004; Mr.
Chatterjee was the unanimous candidate for the post. He even won the 1963 Lok Sabha election with the support of the Communist Party of India (CPI)..