NEW DELHI: Veteran CPM chief Sitaram Yechury handed away on the age of 72 after a chronic sickness.
The CPM basic secretary was in a crucial situation and receiving respiratory assist on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Yechury was being handled within the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for an acute respiratory tract an infection.
Sitaram Yechury, born on August 12, 1952, in Chennai, was a outstanding determine in Indian politics.He had been serving because the Common Secretary of the CPI(M) since 2015. Yechury spent his early life in Hyderabad and Delhi, the place his political journey commenced throughout his school days. He actively participated in scholar actions, significantly throughout his time at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU), the place he emerged as a key determine within the College students’ Federation of India (SFI). His political activism through the Emergency (1975-77) additional solidified his repute as a staunch advocate for civil liberties and left-wing ideologies.Yechury served as a Rajya Sabha MP for 12 years, from 2005 to 2017. He assumed the position of the fifth basic secretary of the CPI(M) on the twenty first celebration congress in Visakhapatnam on April 19, 2015, succeeding Prakash Karat. He additionally performed a major position within the joint opposition’s INDIA bloc and was thought-about one of many political mentors of Congress chief and Lok Sabha chief of opposition Rahul Gandhi.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi expressed his grief over the lack of Sitaram Yechury, whom he thought-about a buddy.
“Sitaram Yechury ji was a buddy. A protector of the Concept of India with a deep understanding of our nation. I’ll miss the lengthy discussions we used to have. My honest condolences to his household, associates, and followers on this hour of grief,” Rahul mentioned in a submit on X.
The CPM basic secretary was in a crucial situation and receiving respiratory assist on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Yechury was being handled within the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for an acute respiratory tract an infection.
Sitaram Yechury, born on August 12, 1952, in Chennai, was a outstanding determine in Indian politics.He had been serving because the Common Secretary of the CPI(M) since 2015. Yechury spent his early life in Hyderabad and Delhi, the place his political journey commenced throughout his school days. He actively participated in scholar actions, significantly throughout his time at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU), the place he emerged as a key determine within the College students’ Federation of India (SFI). His political activism through the Emergency (1975-77) additional solidified his repute as a staunch advocate for civil liberties and left-wing ideologies.Yechury served as a Rajya Sabha MP for 12 years, from 2005 to 2017. He assumed the position of the fifth basic secretary of the CPI(M) on the twenty first celebration congress in Visakhapatnam on April 19, 2015, succeeding Prakash Karat. He additionally performed a major position within the joint opposition’s INDIA bloc and was thought-about one of many political mentors of Congress chief and Lok Sabha chief of opposition Rahul Gandhi.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi expressed his grief over the lack of Sitaram Yechury, whom he thought-about a buddy.
“Sitaram Yechury ji was a buddy. A protector of the Concept of India with a deep understanding of our nation. I’ll miss the lengthy discussions we used to have. My honest condolences to his household, associates, and followers on this hour of grief,” Rahul mentioned in a submit on X.
Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh additionally mourned the loss, describing Yechury as “a really tremendous human being, a multilingual bibliophile, an unrepentant Marxist with a realistic streak, a pillar of the CPM, and an outstanding Parliamentarian with a beautiful wit and sense of humour.”
“Our affiliation stretched over three many years, and we collaborated carefully at completely different events. He had associates throughout the political spectrum and was admired for the power of his convictions and for his most participating character,” Ramesh mentioned.
“Salaam Tovarish. You will have left us a lot too early however you enriched public life immeasurably and won’t be forgotten,” Ramesh mentioned.
