Sitaram Yechury: CPM Chief, Raconteur And Pragmatic Face Of Left

Sitaram Yechury was mourned by scores of friends from all walks of life and political leaders across party lines.

NAME: Sitaram YechuryAGE: 72

Sitaram Yechury, the fifth general secretary of the CPM, died on September 12, 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was admitted for days at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences after he had contracted a lung infection. He was mourned by scores of friends from all walks of life and political leaders across party lines.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the comrade as a "leading light of the Left". Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called him "a protector of the idea of India".