The mortal remains of former Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee were handed over to the Anatomy department of NRS Medical College and Hospital on Friday evening for medical research, amid tears of his supporters and chants of ‘Amar Rahe’ and ‘Lal Salam Comrade’.
Hundreds of mourners and Bhattacharjee’s supporters followed the flower-decked hearse as it entered the hospital and at around 5.30 pm, Bhattacharjee’s body was carried inside the department by party activists, supporters and his party leaders. The body of CPI(M) stalwart Bhattacharjee has been donated for medical research as per his and his family’s wishes.
Several CPI(M) leaders and Bhattacharjee’s son Suchetan were present in the compound. Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Santanu Sen and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh, along with other ruling party leaders, also attended to pay their respects and assist in the handover process.
Senior Professor Abhijit Bhakta from the Anatomy department received the body on behalf of the hospital. An official from the department said the body would be preserved and kept for future medical research. Earlier in the day, Bhattacharjee’s mortal remains were taken to the state Assembly where state ministers, MLAs, MPs paid tribute to the former chief minister.
Bhattacharjee’s body, wrapped with the CPI(M)’s red flag and covered with red roses, was brought to the assembly from a mortuary amid tears of his supporters and slogans.
