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CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury Passes Away: Sitaram Yechury, a senior leader of the Marxist Communist Party, has passed away. He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi for the past few days. However, he died on Thursday. He was 72 years old. He was admitted to hospital for treatment due to respiratory tract infection. His condition had deteriorated for the past two days. He died today during treatment.
Information about this has come from the Communist Party of India through its official X account. According to this, Sitaram Yechury passed away at 3:30 PM today. The post also mentioned that more complicated diseases were caused due to bacterial infection in the respiratory tract. “We thank the doctors, nurses and directors of AIIMS for best treatment and good care of Comrade Yechury. The time of his cremation and other details will be announced soon”, the post also said.
Rahul Gandhi expressed his condolences
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has condoled the demise of Sitaram Yechury. “Sitaram Yechury was my good friend. He had a deep understanding of his country. He was a staunch supporter of the idea of India. I will always remember the long discussions we had. My best wishes are with his family, relatives, friends and workers on this difficult occasion”, Rahul Gandhi posted on X account.
Political career of Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury was one of the important leaders of the leftist movement of India. Under his leadership many movements were held for the rights of the deprived, workers and backward classes. Even as a CPI(M) leader and MP, he had asked the central government to answer many important issues in Parliament.
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Sitaram Yechury joined the Students Federation of India or SFI in 1974. Within a year, he also became a member of the Marxist Communist Party. In 1975, while in JNU, he was arrested during Emergency. He was also elected as the President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union in 1977-78. Along with Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury is believed to have led the leftist movement in JNU during that time.
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In 1984, Sitaram Yechury became a member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M). He joined the Politburo. In 2015, he was appointed as the General Secretary of the Marxist Communist Party. In the meantime, he worked as an MP in the Rajya Sabha for almost 12 years. During this period, he made a clear stand regarding the rights of workers, backward classes and middle class.
Source: Marathi