PM wishes Basu speedy recovery

July 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Marxist patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a private hospital Sunday following breathing trouble, hospital sources said. Basu, who turned 96 on July 8, was taken in an ambulance to the AMRI hospital near his Salt Lake residence of Indira Bhavan after he spent a restless night.

July 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Senior Marxist leader and former Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu was admitted to AMRI Hospital in Salt Lake following a breathing trouble this morning. Basu turned 96, on July 8, and many followers greeted him at his residence Indira Bhavan on that day.

July 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Flowers in hand, hundreds of schoolchildren greeted ailing former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu as he turned 96 Wednesday. A large number of people from various walks of life assembled outside his home, and the Marxist patriarch reciprocated by spending time with them despite being unwell.

May 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday claimed that veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu did not vote in the Lok Sabha elections because he had lost confidence in his successor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's government. 'Even Jyoti Basu does not have confidence in Buddhababu.

April 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu Monday regretted not being able to participate in the election campaign for the Left Front in West Bengal, saying he was 'physically unfit' to do so. 'This time I could do nothing for the Left Front as I have become physically unfit to participate in poll campaign,' Basu told reporters at his Salt Lake residence here, while launching a website for Laxman Seth, the CPI-M candidate from Tamluk Lok Sabha seat.

March 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - CPM veteran Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu has said that it would be tough for the 'Third Front' to win the general polls and form a government. "It will be tough for the 'Third Front' to form the Central Government, as far as my knowledge is concerned," said Basu.

March 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - It will be very difficult for the Third Front to come to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, though it is the only alternate solution for the country's development, veteran Communist leader Jyoti Basu said Tuesday. 'We need the Third Front to come to power at the centre immediately.

February 27th, 2009 KOLKATA - The electoral battle in the coming Lok Sabha elections will be tough for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) if the Congress and the state's main opposition Trinamool Congress formed an alliance in West Bengal, veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu said here Friday. 'It'll be a tough for us (CPI-M) if there is an alliance,' Basu told reporters at the party headquarters at Alimuddin Street here.

February 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, 94, surprised everyone at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters when he turned up to attend their weekly party meeting Friday after a gap of six months. Basu had last attended the CPI-M state secretariat meeting at the party headquarters in Alimuddin Street in August 2008.

February 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Sunday blamed 'vested interests' for rumours that Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu was seriously ill and said he was 'fine'. 'Basu is fine.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speedy recovery after a heart surgery. 'As you all know, he underwent a bypass surgery.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the people of the country for wishing him a speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery Saturday, an official statement said Monday. 'The prime minister has received countless messages from women, men and children from across the country extending their wishes for his speedy recovery and good health.

January 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's alma mater, Panjab University, Sunday wished him speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery in New Delhi. The Syndicate, the highest decision-making body of the university here, passed a unanimous resolution at its meeting here Sunday, praying for the speedy recovery of the prime minister, an alumnus of the university.

January 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday offered prayers in guudwaras in Punjab as he underwent heart surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. 'We offered prayers at the Golden Temple for his speedy recovery.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undergoes bypass surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday, political leaders wished for his good health and speedy recovery. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K Advani said: 'We have been worried for him and I wish for his speedy recovery.' Wishing him good health, Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said: 'I am sure he will soon be able to resume the normal activities and continue to lead the nation to its full glory'.