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Top Tripura Left leader Braja Gopal Roy dies at 86
Jul 31, 2022Veteran Left leader and former minister of the first Left Front government in Tripura Dr Braja Gopal Roy died here following prolonged illness. He was 86.
Dr. Roy, a top Forward Bloc leader and renowned cultural personality, was the last surviving minister of the first Left Front government (1978-1983), and is survived by a daughter and wife.
Condoling the death, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha in a statement said, “Dr Roy was actively involved both in literary works and politics. He was a very honest personality and his death was an enormous loss to the cultural and literary world.”
Meanwhile, the council of ministers accompanied by the CPI-M MLAs on Sunday condoled the death of Dr. Roy and paid tribute to him while the body was taken to the premises of the state legislative assembly here at Agartala.
Dr Roy’s last rites were performed with full state honours on Sunday afternoon at Battala mass cremation ground.
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