CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Anil Biswas passes away

Kolkata, Mar 27: Communist Party of India (CPI-M) Polit Bureau member and West Bengal State Committee Secretary Anil Biswas died at a city nursing home here yesterday (Mar 26, 2006) after an eight-day battle for life.

He was 61.

The Marxist leader, who had suffered a massive brain hamemorrhage on March 18, breathed his last at 1725 hrs, Dr Jayanta Bose a member of the medical board, attending on Mr Biswas announced here last evening.

Mr Biswas is survived by wife and daughter and son-in-law.

Dr Jayanta Bose, one of the members of the seven-member Medical Board that put up a bitter fight to save Mr Biswas.

The condition of the CPI (M) leader, deteriorated with his neurological and cardio vascular status going down. His blood pressure remained unstable and was being maintained with drugs.

After his admission to the nursing home, twice did he undergo surgery in his brain for removal of blood clot. Though initially his condition seemed to have improved slightly, it remained critical and althrough he was put on ventilatory support.

UNI