On May 7 our beloved friend Pradip Banerjee went to the place of no return

Pradip Banerjee came of a well known esporting family. His father was a footballer of all India fame in his times. Born in 1946 he himself represented Indian School boxing team in his school days. He leaned towards the communist movement just after leaving school and became a member of the CPIM in 19th. After the Great Naxalbari Peasant Upsurge because his support to that struggle he was expelled from the party. He was one of the leading members who went to Gopiballavpur area .He was sentenced for life only to be released after the Left Front came to power. By then the PCC, CPI (ML) was formed and he became a member of the West Bengal State Committee. Then on he had worked with different important capacities in different organisations arose due to splits in the communist revolutionary movement. He was Secretary of the West Bengal State Committee of CPI (ML)-JANASHAKTI. Later he was CC member of COC CPI (ML)-Janasakhti and also Unity Initiative, CC member and CEC Member of CPI(ML) led by comrade KanuSanyal. But after Singur-Nandigram he had changed his orientation and joined TMC and became President of the INTTUC the trade union arm of the Trinamool Congress. However Pradip Banerjee will be remembered for what he did during more than 40 years in the best days of his life notwithstanding the wrong orientation in his last days. He will be remembered as one of the main leaders who organised and developed Gopiballavpur peasant upsurge. He will remembered for his vitality and urge for unity of the communist revolutionary movement. His simplicity and warmth towards comrades will be remembered by all comrades who came into his contact.

The Central Committee of the CPI (ML) pays homage and last respect to Pradip Banerjee!

 

Viswam

Central Committee,

CPI (ML).