Calcutta, Feb. 20 :    Calcutta, Feb. 20:  The longest-serving parliamentarian and veteran communist leader, Indrajit Gupta, died early this morning. He was 82. Gupta, who is survived by his wife, Suraiya Begum, was suffering from cancer. He was shifted to Calcutta from Delhi on January 17 and had since been staying at his Hazra Road residence. The body will be cremated on Thursday. Home minister L.K. Advani, defence minister George Fernandes and Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi will attend the funeral. CPI sources said the body will be brought to the party office at 11 am on Thursday and will be kept there till 3 pm. A sitting Lok Sabha member from Midnapore and recipient of the Best Parliamentarian award in 1992, Gupta was first elected to the House in 1960. He was its member since then, except between 1977 and 1980. Jyoti Basu said Gupta was his friend. 'My association with him started in the mid-30s,' he said. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee described him as 'one of the greatest parliamentarians'.