Siddhartha Shankar Ray passes away

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At first let me apogize for being late to post this article.I should have posted it earlier.

Siddhartha Shankar Ray passes away​

KOLKATA: Siddhartha Shankar Ray , former West Bengal chief minister, veteran Congress leader and legal luminary, passed away at 6.50 pm in his Kolkata residence on Saturday after battling a protracted illness.

He was 90 and is survived by his wife Maya Ray, who like him is also a barrister. Mr Ray, who was also a former Punjab governor and Indian ambassador to the US, was suffering from kidney disorder for months and was on dialysis since March. On Saturday, he couldn't withstand another round of dialysis and died at his Beltala Road residence. A close confidante of late prime minister Indira Gandhi in the 70s, Ray was appointed union minister in-charge of West Bengal affairs in 1971 and became the state s chief minister in 1972.

During his tenure as CM, Ray earned a reputation for handling the Naxalite agitation effectively. A close friend of Marxist patriarch and late former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu , Ray however, earned the unenviable reputation of imposing emergency in the state during his final years as CM.

Ray was chief minister between 1972 and 1977 and was the last Congress chief minister of the state.

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Former WB chief minister S S Ray passes away​

KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray died at his south Kolkata residence on Saturday night after a protracted illness.

He was 90 and survived by his wife Maya Ray. "Ray was ill for quite a long time and had been on dialysis since March. The end came about 6:50 pm," his confidential assistant M Kaviraj said.

Ray, a close friend of former chief minister late Jyoti Basu, was elected as the chief minister in 1972.

The Congress veteran, a former Punjab governor, had also served as the Indian Ambassador to the US.

A confidant of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the 70s, he was appointed union minister (in-charge of West Bengal affairs) by her in 1971.

Ray was a grandson of revolutionary freedom fighter Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das.

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Punjab declares two days mourning to pay tribute to S.S.Ray​

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government has declared State mourning from November 7 to November 8, 2010 as a mark of respect to the Late Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Former Governor of Punjab, who passed away at Calcutta on November 6, 2010 after a protracted illness.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of Punjab Government said that the National Flag would fly half mast over all the Public Buildings and no official entertainment programmes would be held during these days in the state.


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p.s. For all those who don't know S.S.Ray was the governor of Punjab during the time of Khalistani movement and did a great job in subduing them.The present decision of government of Punjab speaks volumes about how much support the state has nowadays for those separatists.
He effectively wiped out the naxalites of Bengal during their first and early uprising.He also played a keyrole in annihilating the Khalistanis.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

RIP.

The leader was known to influence indira gandhi for her operation Blue star blunders,though has done well in other deptt.....last congress chief in bengal.

read the newspaper today..some cheap polticians made a political drama of his of dead body procession.

lastly..PDF not a place to post this thread.(my view)

 

[nForce]

RIP.

The leader was known to influence indira gandhi for her operation Blue star blunders,though has done well in other deptt.....last congress chief in bengal.

read the newspaper today..some cheap polticians made a political drama of his of dead body procession.

lastly..PDF not a place to post this thread.(my view)

Operation BlueStar will always be remembered as the biggest failure of military operations in India.The whole event got many innocents killed and injured.
S.S.Ray influenced Indira Gandhi to take military action against rebels based on his experiences with the naxalites.It was out of his hands when the military generals sat down in the round table to chalk out the game plan.

lastly..PDF not a place to post this thread.(my view)

I am sorry if it hurt your sentiments.I posted the news because this man was an important chapter in the history of India,specially the fight against ultras.Just some like him and we will wipe out the naxalites of the present days overnight....

 

[Mirza Jatt]

Operation BlueStar will always be remembered as the biggest failure of military operations in India.The whole event got many innocents killed and injured.
S.S.Ray influenced Indira Gandhi to take military action against rebels based on his experiences with the naxalites.It was out of his hands when the military generals sat down in the round table to chalk out the game plan.

military generals sat when the decision was taken to go for a military attack, by mrs Gandhi....and SS ray was known to have advised her tak this decision..as he was very close to her.

I am sorry if it hurt your sentiments.I posted the news because this man was an important chapter in the history of India,specially the fight against ultras.Just some like him and we will wipe out the naxalites of the present days overnight....

its fine with me...reason I said was because i dont find this news fit on a defence forum of some other country..nothing personal taken.