– Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away at the age of 80
– He was suffering from age-related ailments and survived by his wife and daughter
– West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee paid her respects to Bhattacharjee
– Bhattacharjee was a former school teacher and member of the CPI(M) Politburo
– He served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000-2011
– Bhattacharjee’s economic policies included attracting investments and bringing the Tata Nano car project to Singur
– The Tata Nano project was scrapped in 2008 due to protests led by Mamata Banerjee
– The project was moved to Gujarat, with Tata Motors receiving compensation for losses incurred