CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury Passes Away at 72
Sep 12, 2024
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away today after a prolonged illness. The 72-year-old veteran leader breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He had been on respiratory support over the past few days.
A statement from CPI(M) said that, on Saturday, the body of Mr. Yechury will be kept at the party headquarters, A.K. Gopalan Bhavan, Gole Market, New Delhi, for public viewing and paying homage between 11 AM and 3 PM. Subsequently, the body of Mr. Yechury will be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where it will be donated for medical research as per his wishes.