https://mainstreamweekly.net/ Mainstream Weekly ISSN (Mainstream Online) : 2582-7316 Author Submission Guidelines Mainstream's Privacy Policy Donate to Support Mainstream Weekly en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH42/siteon0-5599c.jpg?1780229567 https://mainstreamweekly.net/ 42 144 https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article2462.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article2462.html 2010-11-24T16:53:09Z text/html en Somnath Chatterjee <p>TRIBUTE <br class='autobr' /> My association with Siddhartha Shankar Ray (1920-2010) goes back about 50-60 years. We were colleagues in court, though he was about a decade ahead when I joined the Bar. We have appeared in many cases both together and against each other. And this was to be repeated even later, as we both entered politics. Even though our parties and politics were mutually opposed, we had a very good personal relationship. In fact, he often told Jyoti Basu (who persuaded me into politics), that he (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique105.html" rel="directory">2010</a> https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article875.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article875.html 2008-08-10T06:37:15Z text/html en Somnath Chatterjee <p>Document On August 1, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee broke his silence on his expulsion from the CPI-M with a lengthy press statement. We are carrying here the text of that statement for the benefit of our readers. —Editor <br class='autobr' /> __3__ <br class='autobr' /> July 23, 2008 has been one of the saddest days of my life, when I was informed through the media of the summary expulsion from my membership of the CPI-M for “seriously compromising the position of the Party”. The expulsion has meant cessation of my (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique74.html" rel="directory">August 9, 2008</a>