Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away

Bhubaneswar (12/09/2024): CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Thursday following prolonged illness.

He was 72. Yechury had been in a critical condition for the last few days and was on respiratory support. According to the sources, the veteran leader died at 3.05 pm. The CPI(M) had said in a statement on Tuesday that the 72-year-old leader was being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection at the ICU in AIIMS, Delhi. Yechury was admitted to the hospital on August 19 for treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection.