CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday (September 12, 2024). He was undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for acute respiratory tract infection. He was 72-years old.

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away aged at 72 at AIIMS, new Delhi

Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury breathed his last on Thursday (Sep 12) at the age of 72, news agency PTI reported. The senior Indian politician was admitted to AIIMS New Delhi on August 19 for treatment for a pneumonia-like chest infection.

India: Veteran CPM leader Sitaram Yechury dies at 72 after prolonged illness

Prominent Indian opposition leader Sitaram Yechury's is in a critical health condition, and was placed on respiratory support on Tuesday (Sept 10) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

Indian opposition leader Sitaram Yechury's condition critical, placed on respiratory support

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday (August 19) after he complained of a high fever, sources said.

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury admitted to AIIMS with pneumonia

Senior CPI(M) leader and former Kerala health minister KK Shailaja has declined to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award. She was chosen for her role during the Nipah outbreak in the state and later COVID-19.

KK Shailaja turns down Magsaysay Award, Yechury calls Magsaysay 'brutal oppressor' of Communists 

Reacting to the recently released Bollywood film ' The Kashmir Files', which has kicked up a political storm in India, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the movie will have ramifications on the ground, and it will worsen the situation.

‘It will have ramifications’: CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury reacts to ‘The Kashmir Files’

CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has targeted the Central government over its handling of COVID-19 lockdown in the country and demanded that the government transfer Rs 7,500 per month, for the next three months, to the accounts of people who lost their livelihood due to the crisis.

Govt should provide Rs 7,500 per month for three months to those who lost livelihood in lockdown: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday termed Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) a "package" that is "unconstitutional.

CAA, NRC, NPR an unconstitutional package: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury

When Comrade Sitaram Yechury rails against GDP being a true measure of progress, he is not supporting the Modi government in its hour of need. Quarterly GDP is presently at 4.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a panel to give suggestions on issues related to 'One nation, One election' proposal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday after the meeting of heads of various political parties to discuss the 'Simultaneous Elections' concept.

PM Modi to form committee for 'one nation, one election'

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi on Sunday.

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CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Tuesday attacked the BJP government, alleging that the country's economy and security have been run into the ground in the last five years.

Narendra Modi government has run economy, security into the ground: Sitaram Yechury

An FIR has been registered in Haridwar against CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury for his statement that epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' are full of instances of violence and battles.

FIR registered against CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury

Fielding "undertrial terror accused" Pragya Thakur as a candidate for the Lok Sabha polls is BJP's way of consolidating the Hindutva vote bank, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has charged.

Fielding Pragya Thakur BJP's way of consolidating Hindutva votebank: Yechury

Sri Lanka attacks show Islamic State influence outlives caliphate The devastating bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, claimed by Islamic State jihadists, show that the influence of the group's extremist ideology remains dangerously intact even after the collapse of its so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria, experts say.

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CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and the Congress of "duplicity" on the Sabarimala issue, saying their "opportunistic" stand was only whipping up communal polarisation.

Sabarimala row: Opportunistic stand of BJP, Congress whipping up communal polarisation, says Yechury

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday met DMK chief MK Stalin at his residence in Chennai. After the meeting, Yechury told media that the CPI(M) will extend support to DMK in Tamil Nadu for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Will be with DMK in Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha elections: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Monday said the party's agenda in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was to maximise the anti-BJP votes in the country and it will work to defeat the saffron party in states where it will be in a direct fight with the Congress.

CPI(M) to work on maximising anti-BJP votes in Lok Sabha polls: Sitaram Yechury

The Congress President made his comments at the iftar party hosted by him Wednesday night. He also asked CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury to put out a fitness video to match that of the prime minister's

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that arch-rivals BJP and the CPI(M) have joined hands at the grassroots level in Nadia district to defeat the TMC in the upcoming panchayat polls in the state.

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Speaking at a public meeting at the conclusion of the party's 22nd Congress, he said the third front should have a strong basis and policy

If sole aim is coming to power, Third Front will not be successful: Yechury

Yechury had first taken over as the general secretary of the party in 2015 from Karat

Sitaram Yechury re-elected as General Secretary of CPI(M)

On the TDP first allying and now moving away from the BJP, Sitaram Yechury said: "We asked TDP why they were again getting into alliance with BJP after being out of power for 10 years in the united AP following the previous alliance."

Andhra special status: Sitaram Yechury offers support to YSRCP members on hunger strike

The CPI (M) leader alleged that even though their party cadre was 'under constant threat', the Election Commission (EC) had refused to postpone the elections in Tripura till normalcy was restored

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