STAFF REPORTER
THE HINDU, KOLKATA, July 7, 2014
Kolkata: Not only leaders of the Left
parties but academicians and members of the intelligentsia will be present at
the birth centenary celebrations of former West Bengal Chief Minister and
veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, chairperson of the State Left Front Committee
Biman Basu said here on Sunday. The event will be organised at Nazrul Mancha, a
city auditorium, on Tuesday.
Mr. Basu said, “Apart from Left
leaders, the event will be attended by eminent economist Prabhat Patnaik, who
will be the main speaker. Well-known novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen will also
address the gathering.” Mr. Basu said that the event would also be attended by
veteran politician Kashikanta Maitra, who worked with Jyoti Basu. A booklet on
the life and ideals of Jyoti Basu will be released.
It will comprise Jyoti Basu’s speech
at the Nehru Memorial Lecture in Delhi. Besides, there will be cultural
programmes such as song, dance, and recitation of poetry.
A select audio-visual clippings of
Jyoti Basu’s speech will also be played.
Mr. Basu, who had been the longest
serving Chief Minister of any State, passed way on January 17, 2010. He was the
Chief Minister of West Bengal for 23 years from 1977 to 2000.
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