Veteran CPI (M) leaders Sitaram Yechury passes away in Delhi
Update: 2024-09-12 16:24 IST
Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72. The senior politician was admitted to AIIMS New Delhi on August 19 for treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection.
A prominent figure in Indian politics, Yechury was a member of the CPM politburo for 32 years and became the party’s general secretary in 2015. From 2005 to 2017, he represented West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha.