The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister, Shri Buddhadev Bhattacharjee and conveyed his heartfelt condolences to him on the passing away of Shri Bhattacharjee's mother, Smt Leela Bhattacharjee, in Kolkata today.

The Prime Minister expressed his grief and sorrow and that of his wife, Smt Gurusharan Kaur, to Mr Bhattacharjee and asked him to convey these sentiments to his sister and other members of their family.