Basu was towering statesman of India: US envoy
January 17th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The United States has condoled the demise of former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, terming him a “towering statesman”.
“Mr. Basu was a towering statesman in post-Independence India,” US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said in a statement here Sunday.
“On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my deep condolences to the family of Mr. Jyoti Basu and to the people of West Bengal and India on news of his death today,” he said, adding: “Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Basu’s family at this difficult time.”
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