When Soviet Union collapsed with the fall of Berlin wall, it was said that the days of socialist dream is over (China's communism is a tailored version of Marxism, known as Maoism in contemporary world). But Jyoti Basu helped India's left to retain control of the most intellectual state of South Asia.
I don't give a damn to Indian communists but its a fair statement when i say that the Indian left has not been given due recognition. The land reforms in Kerala and West Bengal were path breaking in their own. Kerala is able to make giant progress and i attribute this to the presence of strong opposition party ( in Congress and vice versa). West Bengal has been ruled by Communists for almost 4 decades and an absence of a strong united opposition was deeply felt many a times. The current jangalmahal movement is grown because of absence of strong opposition. Indian National Congress behaves in a way that it was the only party that won freedom for India. It easily forgets that the members of left, right, centre parties that time were member of Congress as well. Jyoti Basu and M N Roy also played a great role in serving mother India and they should also be given recognition.
I don't know the future whereabouts of soul (I doubt whether it does exist) in Marxist ideology but i offer my deep condolences to the sorrowful family. Jyoti Basu was a giant among all his contemporaries. I rate him as good as Bajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi in 60 years of our republic.
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