Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury: Staunch Leftist Who Made His Mark in Delhi, Passes Away

13 Sep 2024

Sitaram Yechury, a prominent leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), was known for his commitment to ensuring that India's Rajya Sabha acted as a check on potentially flawed legislation. His wit often surfaced, like when he joked that the red carpet in the Rajya Sabha symbolized the...

The Truth Behind the Viral Image: Sitaram Yechury, Indira Gandhi, and JNU Students’ Union

12 Sep 2024

Veteran political leader and CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away this afternoon at the age of 72, after being treated in the intensive care unit at AIIMS New Delhi. Yechury, who was admitted to the hospital on August 19 for a pneumonia-like chest infection, received condolences from leaders across...

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury Passes Away

12 Sep 2024

Sitaram Yechury, the esteemed General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), has passed away. The 79-year-old leader was undergoing treatment for pneumonia at AIIMS, New Delhi, when he succumbed to his illness. Yechury, a prominent figure in Indian politics, had been at the forefront of the CPI(M)...

Sitaram Yechury: INDIA Bloc Set to Win Over 300 Lok Sabha Seats

25 May 2024

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury cast his vote in the national capital during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday. He later predicted that the INDIA bloc would secure around 300 seats. He said people of the country and "India that is Bharat"...

Sitaram Yechury denies getting invitation to Bharat Jodo Yatra in UP

28 Dec 2022

CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury denied getting an invitation from the Congress party to join Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. "We have not received it," Yechury said. Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has earlier said that for joining the Yatra opposition parties will be...

Oppn critises PM Modi over Rojgar Mela; says govt failed…

23 Oct 2022

The political leaders from the opposition parties on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the "Rozgar Mela," which aims to create a million government jobs, claiming that the Center had pledged to create 20 million jobs every year. Using videoconferencing, Prime Minister Modi launched the Rozgar Mela on...