Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72. The CPI(M) general secretary had been receiving treatment for a severe respiratory infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Several political leaders took to social media platform X to express their heartfelt condolences.
Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi described Yechury as the ‘protector of the idea of India with a deep understanding of our country’. “I will miss the long discussions we used to have. My sincere condolences to his family, friends, and followers in this hour of grief,” Gandhi wrote.
NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar said Yechury will always be remembered as an important voice of the left parties in India. “His experience made it possible for him to hold the post of General Secretary of the CPI-M party for two consecutive terms. It has to be said that this is the biggest loss of the leftist ideology. The voice of labour, workers and farmers’ rights was lost with the departure of Yechury. Sitaram pays a moving tribute to Yechury,” Pawar posted on X.
