Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at the age of 89.
About:
Somnath Chatterjee was an Indian politician, being associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (a.k.a. CPM) from 1968–2008.
He was the Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004 to 2009.
In 1996 he won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.
His autobiography’s name was “Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian”.
Lessons from his life:
Non-partisan attitude:
He was expelled by his party (CPM) in 2008 when he refused to follow the party diktat to resign as Speaker after CPM withdrew support to the Congress-led UPA government over the India-US nuclear deal.
He maintained that the Speaker should be above party politics.
Fiscal integrity: He was known for his fiscal integrity.
After moving into the official residence Speaker in 2004, he discontinued the practice of paying for toiletries and tea from the national exchequer.
On trips abroad, he paid for the expenses of any accompanying family members.
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