Date:26/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/26/stories/2005052604051200.htm

National

Buddhadeb `deeply saddened'

Special Correspondent

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said he was "deeply saddened" at the death of Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Sunil Dutt.

"I am deeply saddened, he was a powerful actor whose films we saw in our youth," Mr. Bhattacharjee said here on Wednesday.

He recalled meeting Sunil Dutt and having a long discussion with him on matters of sports at the Delhi airport a few days back.