New Delhi, February 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of former Union Minister Mukul Roy, and said he would be remembered for his political experience and efforts to serve society.
Roy died following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Kolkata this morning. He was 71.
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Union Minister Shri Mukul Roy. He will be remembered for his political experience and his efforts to serve society. My condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti," Modi wrote on X.
Roy was once considered Mamata Banerjee's most trusted lieutenant and the principal strategist of the TMC.
A former union minister and two-time Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal, Roy's four-decade-long political journey saw his stints in the Congress, TMC and the BJP.