Legendary communist Leader of Tripura Com. Baidyanath Majumdar passes away

Red Salute to Com Baidyanath Majumdar

Legendary CPIM leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura, Comrade Baidyanath Majumder died at the Agartala Medical College Hospital on the early hours of Tuesday.He was 88 and a bachelor. Com. Majumder was suffering from old age ailments.

Born in Kailashahar town in Tripura’s North District in 1923, he joined the undivided Communist Party in 1943. Later he joined the CPI(M) after its formation in 1964. He became a minister in the cabinet of the former Chief Minister Nripen Chakraborty in 1977 and continued till 1988. In 1993 he became the deputy chief minister in the cabinet of Dasharath Deb barma and continued till 1998.

Guided by legendary Communist leader and former Tripura chief minister Nripen Chakraborty, a maverick, he spent more than five years in different periods in different jails in India, including the Tihar jail in Delhi and the Hazaribagh jail in Jharkhand.

Majumder was the fourth son of Bijoy Chandra Majumder and Sunitibala Devi. He was fluent in several languages, including Hindi and tribal language Kokborok.

He was the Secretary of Tripura unit of CPI(M) in 1998 and continued till 2008. Comrade Majumder became Central Committee member of the party in 2002 and continued upto 2008. His body would be cremated with state honour tomorrow at Kailashahar.

Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar and all his cabinet colleagues paid floral tribute to Com. Majumder at the civil secretariat.With the death of this legendary Communist, we have lost a real guardian," Manik Sarkar said. Popularly known as Baidyanathda and also Sitalda, he was elected to the state assembly five times between 1977 and 1998. CPI(M) state secretary, Bijan Dhar said all party programmes in the State were suspended for three days and the party flags would remain half mast during these days.

Condolence Resolution by CPIM Polit Bureau

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep grief at the passing away of Comrade Baidyanath Majumdar, veteran leader of the Party and the Communist movement of Tripura.

Baidyanath Majumdar served the Party and the working class with utmost dedication and sincerity for more than 65 years. He worked to build the trade union movement and the Party facing repression at various periods. He played a notable role in the building of the CPI(M) and became the Secretary of the State Committee of the Party. As an organiser of the working class, he was earlier the Secretary of the CITU. He served as a member of the Central Committee of the Party till ill health forced him to retire.

Baidyanath Majumdar also served the people as an elected legislator, Minister and as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura. Baidyanath Majumdar’s life was that of an exemplary Communist. He was always firm in his Marxist convictions.

The Party has lost a valuable leader and the people of Tripura a consistent champion of their interests. The Polit Bureau pays its respectful homage to his memory and conveys its heartfelt sympathy to all his family members.