People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No.
04
January 24, 2010
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Vol. XXXIV
No.
04 January 24, 2010 |
CONDOLENCE
MESSAGES FROM
FRATERNAL PARTIES ABROAD
From the
Communist Party of
WE express our most heartfelt
condolences for the
physical disappearance of Comrade Jyoti Basu, a committed communist,
historical
leader, a founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a
tireless
fighter for the wellbeing of the Indian people, the just causes and
peace.
Because
of his
fruitful life, his seventy years devoted to the Marxist cause, in which
he
suffered the hardship of prison and underground life, he became a
symbol of the
Left and progressive forces, and won respect and acknowledgement
outside his
own country.
He admired the Cuban Revolution
and our leaders, and
on the occasion of his several visits to our country, he offered his
support
and love to our people, something which we will never forget.
At this sad moment, we convey
our solidarity to the cadres
and leaders of the CPI(M) which become a vibrant force to continue the
struggle
for a better and possible world for all.
From the Communist Party of
WE are
deeply
grieved to learn of the demise of a luminary of the Indian communist
movement
and former CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Comrade Jyoti Basu.
As one
of the
vanguards of the communist movement in
The
International
Department of CPC Central Committee mourns the demise of Comrade Jyoti
Basu and
expresses sympathy for his bereaved family.
From the
Communist Party of
the
WITH profound grief we came
to know that Comrade Jyoti Basu has passed away. He was one of the
founders of
the Communist Party. In your country he enjoyed the vast authority and
love
among the majority of popular masses and was one of the most prominent
and
influential Indian politicians. For many years he was the chief
minister of
We express our deep
condolences to the family of Comrade Jyoti Basu, to all friends and
comrades,
to Indian communists.
From the Communist Party of
IT is
with great sadness that we have
received the news of the demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu.
His outstanding record of service in the
Indian working-class movement is too long for us to cover in this brief
message. We shall, however, be carrying
an obituary in the next issue of our party�s journal Proletarian
in which we hope to be able to do justice to his
important contribution to the proletarian movement.
His absence from the political scene, which
he had so long dominated, will leave a void, which we hope the
collective
leadership of the CPM will be able to fill. His will be a hard act to
follow.
He set an example for the whole of
Please
accept our sincerest condolences
for the loss of this outstanding comrade. Can we, through you, convey
the same
to the Central Committee of the CPI(M), its cadres and the family of
Comrade
Basu.
From the French
Communist Party
THE French Communist Party would
like to extend to you
its sincere condolences after the great Indian Communist leader Joyti
Basu
passed away. His life as an activist, trade unionist, political leader,
minister and head of the government in West Bengal mingles with the
history of
Dear Comrades,
Our solidarity is even deeper in
light of the ignominious
and criminal terrorist aggressions against numerous activists and
leaders of
your party, as well as from police agents. The French Communist Party
condemns
these shocking murders committed, even against women and children, by a
Maoist
organisation who wants to spread terror and death.
The French Communist Party
stands firmly by your side
and we give you all our support.
From the
Communist Party of
WE are very much in sorrow over
the passing away of
Comrade Jyoit Basu, veteran leader of the CPI(M), who played a very
important
role in the communist movement in region. His demise is an irreparable
loss not
only for the CPI(M), but also a great loss for the people of
On behalf of the leadership and
the militants of the
Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), we express deep sorrow on the demise
of
Comrade Jyoti Basu, pay profound tribute to the deceased leader and
also
express condolences to his family, the Central Committee and all
members of the
CPI(M).
From the
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP)
UPON learning that Comrade Jyoti
Basu, a founder and historic
leader of your party and, recognisably, one of the great figures of
Indian
politics and of the communist movement has passed away, we wish to
convey the
most heartfelt condolences of the Portuguese communists.
Comrade Jyoti Basu will be
remembered by our party as
one of the most remarkable Indian communist leaders, tireless fighter
for the
independence of your country, an intellectual profoundly committed to
the
interests and yearnings of Indian working class, to the worker and
trade union
movement and a historic leader of the people of West Bengal state that
he led
for many years as the chief minister.
As this time of his
disappearance, we recall the accessibility,
energy and joy with which Comrade Jyoti Basu received, in his house in
Paying tribute to one of the
great figures of the
Indian communist movement, we kindly ask you, dear comrades, to convey
to Comrade
Jyoti Basu�s family, to other comrades and friends our condolences and
the
solidarity of the Portuguese Communist Party.
From the Communist Party of
the Peoples of
THE
Marxist-Leninists from the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
convey their
deepest condolences on the death of your historic leader, Comrade Jyoti
Basu.
Veteran
communist
activists and leaders like Jyoti Basu should be for us an example of
life
devoted to the struggle for the emancipation of the working class and
other people,
and source of inspiration for new generations of communists in
Comrade
Jyoti Basu
fought tirelessly for democracy and socialism in the legal framework
and in the
underground, and was therefore subject to persecution and imprisonment.
Now, with
the dangerous rise of fascism and the resurgence of the dictatorship of
capital
around the globe as the only possible reaction of senile and decaying
capitalism to its own systemic crisis, many communist fighters and
fighters are
constantly being persecuted, and their symbols and organisations
criminalised
and outlawed in many countries.
The
unity and
cooperation of the Communist and Workers' Parties has grown tighter in
order to
provide a backbone to the anti-imperialist front that is able to cope
with this
brutal imperialist capitalist offensive against the workers and
peoples.
The
communist
Jyoti Basu will be present in the heroic history of the Indian people
and the
international communist movement, surrounded by his comrades and the
red flags
of work and the revolution.
Victory
is yours,
Comrade Jyoti Basu!
From the
Communist Party of
WE would like to express our
profound grief over the
death of Jyoti Basu, historic leader of the Communist Party of India
(Marxist)
and prominent figure of the communist movement in
Jyoti Basu died on Sunday,
January 17, at the age of
95. For 70 years he had been committed to the labour and communist
movement. He
had been a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
India and
one of the founding cadres of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
He was a
member of the Polit Bureau from the time of the party's founding in
1964 until
2008 and remained a member of the Central Committee until his death.
He was assigned several areas of
the party work under
various conditions; he experienced prison and illegality. He served as
the chief
minister of the state of
The working class and the
communist movement in
The Central Committee of KKE
expresses its sincere
condolences to the CPI(M), the members and friends of the party in
From the Japanese
Communist
Party
WE were saddened to hear the
news of the demise of Mr Jyoti Basu, one of the founding leaders of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist), who long served as the chief
minister of
the Left Front government of
We have fond memories of
having fruitful discussions with him when we visited your country in
1988 and
2002. He told us about the struggle to establish the Left Front
government
overcoming semi-fascist terror in the state. As well, he told us about
the
implementation of various progressive policies, including distributing
agricultural land to farmers and establishing grassroots democracy
through the
introduction of panchayat institutions, bringing about great
improvement in
people�s living conditions.
Please convey our heartfelt
condolences to his bereaved family.
From the
Communist Party of
OUR party has been stunned
on hearing the heart rendering news of the death of Jyoti Basu, senior
leader
of Communist Party of India (Marxist) at the age of 95. Comrade Jyoti
Basu was
not only in the forefront of the communist movement in
We, on behalf of the
Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) as well as Nepalese
communists, extend our heartfelt tribute to Comrade Jyoti Basu and
profound
condolence to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and his aggrieved
family.
From the
Communist Party of
THE Communist Party of Nepal
(United Marxist) has been stunned hearing the sad news of the demise of
Comrade
Jyoti Basu, a veteran and prominent leader of the communist and
democratic
movements in
The beloved Indian leader,
Comrade
Basu, was a dependable and reliable friend of the Nepalese people and
of the
anti-feudal and anti-imperialist Left and democratic movement in
Comrade Basu�s remark on the
need to protect, promote and strengthen the nascent democracy of our
country is
still equally valid and significant in the present context of Nepalese
politics.
Long Live Comrade Jyoti
Basu!
Red Salute to Comrade Basu!
From the
Communist Party of
ON behalf of the Communist Party
of Bangladesh, we
convey our heartfelt condolences on the demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu,
an
outstanding and legendary leader of the communist movement in
Comrade Basu dedicated his
entire life to the people�s
struggle against colonialism, imperialism, capitalist exploitation and
communalism, for democracy, freedom, peace and progress.
The Communist Party of
Bangladesh remembers with his
activities in the same party and in
As a Marxist-Leninist and a true
internationalist,
Comrade Basu played a significant role in the process of water sharing
agreement between
We give our revolutionary red
salute to Comrade Jyoti
Basu who will continue to live amongst us in our struggle for peace,
freedom
and socialism.
We also extend our deep sympathy
to his bereaved
family, friends, comrades and his beloved party.
From the Workers
Party of
WE express our deepest grief at
the passing away of
Comrade Jyoti Basu, one of the pioneers of Indian communist movement
and a
leader of the CPI(M). Comrade Jyoti Basu was an outstanding leader who
dedicated his whole life to the cause of the working class and
oppressed
people, fighting valiantly against all kinds of exploitation and
oppression
incessantly. He led the elected Left Front government of
From the Workers
Party of
WE are deeply shocked at the
news of the sad demise of
Comrade Jyoti Bose, the leader of your party and a legendary figure of
our
time.
He was chief minister of
The death of such a great,
revolutionary leader with
profound knowledge of Marxism and great sense of practical wisdom is a
great
loss for the communist and democratic movement of our subcontinent. We
express
our sympathy with the members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
and the
people of
From the
Communist Party of
WE are deeply saddened to hear
about the news of the
passing away of Comrade Jyoti Basu, one of the great stalwarts of the
communist
movement of the world as well as of
At the time when capitalists and
their advocates were
trying to give fatal blows to the international communist movement
after the
collapse of the Soviet Union, leaders and cadres the working class
parties,
including Comrade Jyoti Basu, stood firm and dealt blow after blow to
the
conceited bourgeoisie. Thus, the communist movement the world over
remained
intact and now we can see a resurgence of the movement dawning upon the
whole
world.
Demise of a leader like him is
not only a loss to the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the people of
Comrade Jyoti Basu was one of
the leaders of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist), who led struggles against
imperialism,
fascism and international capital. His contemporaries in our party have
also
passed away. But we believe that our generation can inherit and
strengthen the
long-tested relationship between our two parties.
Lastly, but not least, please
allow us to convey our
deepest sympathy to Comrade Jyoti Basu�s family members.
From the Lebanese
Communist Party
ON behalf of our Political
Bureau, we express to you
and to all comrades of the CPI(M) our sympathy and sorrow.
We believe that Comrade Jyoti
Basu has left a very
militant party to you and you will continue to lead the Indian people
for a new
society.
From the Communist Party of
WE
regret to learn
the demise of Comrade Jyoti Basu, a great leader of the Communist Party
of
India (Marxist).
On my
own behalf
and that of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Mauritius,
we
hereby transmit our sincere condolences to the bereaved family and to
all
comrades of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
His
body has left
this material world but his soul will shine for ever in the midst of
the Left
movements in
May
the relations
between our two organisations blossom in the near future.
