CM Revanth condoles Buddhadev Bhattacharya's demise

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy expressed deep grief over the passing of former West Bengal chief minister and CPM leader

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Former Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away at his Palm Avenue residence in south Calcutta on Thursday morning. He was 80.

Bhattacharjee, the last Marxist chief minister, succeeded Jyoti Basu and was at the helm till May 2011, when the Trinamul came to power. Bhattacharjee breathed his last around 8.20 am.