Mamata remembers Jyoti Basu on death anniversary (Lead, Correcting year in Para 3)

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IANS Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 17 2018 | 4:06 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday remembered former Chief Minister and Marxist leader Jyoti Basu on his seventh death anniversary.

"Solemnly remembering ... Jyoti Basu," she tweeted.

Basu, an iconic Left leader, was the longest serving Chief Minister of the state from 1977 to 2000. He died on January 17, 2010.

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First Published: Jan 17 2018 | 3:56 PM IST