Kolkata, Sept 30: Kamal Basu, wife of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, died in a Salt Lake nursing home tonight after protracted illness, doctors attending on her said. They said that Kamal Basu had been suffering for a long time from diabetes, hypertension and renal problems. She was 73 and is survived by her husband and son Chandan. CPI(M) sources said that party leaders, including state party Secretary Anil Biswas, Left Front Chairman Biman Bose, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirupam Sen and Health Minister Suryakanta Mishra went to her residence to pay homage. The body would be taken to the Keoratala crematorium from her son's residence 'Indira Bhavan'.
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