<span style="color: #222222;">Veteran CPIM leader and former West Bengal Minister Shyamal Chakraborty died of Corona infection in Kolkata this afternoon. He was 77. Shyamal Chakraborty was elected four times consecutively in the State Assembly since 1981. He was Transport Minister in the Jyoti Basu cabinet in the State. He was also elected in Rajya Sabha. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Shyamal Chakraborty was also the State President of CITU and member of the Central Committee of CPIM till his death. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed condolence over his death. Leaders cutting across party lines have also expressed deep sorrow over the sudden demise of veteran Marxist leader.</span><br />