West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condoled the death of former Union Minister Santosh Mohan Dev.
"Saddened at the passing of... I knew him for many, many years. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and supporters," she tweeted.
Dev a seven-time Congress MP had held various positions in the Congress government.
He was appointed as Heavy Industry Minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-I government. He also served as Minister of State (MoS) for Communications from 1986-1988 and MoS for Home between 1988-1989.