Assam former MP Kamalendu Bhattacharjee dies at 80

Silchar: Kamalendu Bhattacharjee, former Rajya Sabha member from Assam, an educationist and writer, passed away in Kolkata on Saturday following age-related ailments. He was 80, reports BB Goswami.He is survived by his wife and two daughters.A respected figure in Barak Valley's academic and political circles, Bhattacharjee began his career as a lecturer in English Literature at Silchar's Guru Charan College. His foray into politics saw him nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1984, where he served a six-year term till 1990 as a Congress representative. He remained a senior leader of the Congress for decades before briefly joining the AIUDF in 2006. He, however, returned to the Congress fold in 2009.His funeral will be held in Silchar on Sunday.

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