India, Dec. 27 -- Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said. He was 72. He is survived by his wife, son and a daughter. Sen was undergoing treatment in the Karnataka capital after suffering a massive cerebral stroke, they said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the Speaker's death and recalled his efforts to boost Tripura's progress. "Pained by the passing of Biswa Bandhu Sen, Speaker of the Tripura Assembly. He will be remembered for his efforts to boost Tripura's progress and commitment to numerous social causes. My thoughts are with his family and admirers in this sad hour. Om Shanti," the PM said on social media. Sen's body will be brought here on Saturday, the off...