Srinagar, September 12: Former Rajya Sabha member and General Secretary of CPI (M), Sitaram Yechury passed away today at AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi. He was 72.
The veteran leader of CPI (M) was admitted in AIIMS on August 19, 2024, he had lungs infection.
Sitaram Yechury was a prominent student leader of his times at JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University). He was Rajya Sabha member from 2005 to 2017.