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Sitaram Yechury
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- Born 12 August 1952
- Birth Place Chennai
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
- In Office General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 19 April 2015 - 12 September 2024, Member Of The Politburo Of The Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 10 January 1992 - 12 September 2024, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 19 August 2005 - 18 August 2017
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Sitaram Yechury BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 19 Jan 2025
CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away on September 12 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, where he was admitted on August 19 with pneumonia. He was 72.
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Sitaram Yechury PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Seema Chishti |
| Education | Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA), St. Stephen's College (BA) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Sitaram Yechury
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 19 August 2005 - 18 August 2017 |
SITARAM YECHURY NEWS
In case of mismatch with EVM figures, all VVPATs must be counted: Sitaram Yechury
May 20, 2019 3:44 pm
Polling for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election came to an end on Sunday and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 23.
CPM goes to EC against PM statements, BJP rejects charge
May 13, 2019 2:57 am
Yechury said the Prime Minister “gave out operational details of a sensitive military mission, with a purpose to influence the voters during the silent period of the campaign”.
Sitaram Yechury says wrong to claim Hindus can’t be violent, BJP seeks apology
May 04, 2019 7:16 am
Yechury alleged that from the beginning, the RSS aimed at “Hindukaran’’ (saffronisation) of sena (military) and militarisation of Hindus and said its model was based on the one followed by Mussolini in Italy.
Fielding Pragya Thakur BJP's way of consolidating Hindutva votebank: Sitaram Yechury
May 02, 2019 5:23 pm
Yechury claimed the BJP's fear of being unable to retain 50 per cent of its seats has led it to rouse communal passions to get votes.
Pak wants Modi to remain PM so that fundamentalism can be stronger there: Sitaram Yechury
April 27, 2019 4:58 am
Yechury was addressing a news conference at CPM headquarters in Kolkata.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Yechury hints at ‘understanding between TMC, BJP’ in Bengal
April 15, 2019 5:14 am
“This year on Baishakhi, 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre is being observed across the country. Unfortunately, Bengal has been more invested in Ram Navami celebrations and the competitive communalism that is taking place between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress,” Yechury said.
Loan write-off: Congress and CPM allege cronyism, loot
April 14, 2019 7:04 am
The CPI(M) also called it “cronyism of the highest order”. Party general secretary Sitaram Yechury said neither the banking sector nor the Reserve Bank of India has disclosed identity of borrowers whose loans were written off by banks.
SC demolished Modi, Jaitley, BJP's stand on electoral bonds: Sitaram Yechury
April 12, 2019 6:27 pm
The Centre and the Election Commission had taken contrary stands in the Supreme Court on Wednesday over political funding, with the government wanting to maintain the anonymity of donors of electoral bonds and the poll panel batting for revealing names of donors for transparency.
BJP won't reform, EC must act stronger: Sitaram Yechury on letter by veterans
April 12, 2019 2:11 pm
"We are at a stage where Military veterans, also ex-Chiefs, have to come together to tell off BJP-Modi's despicable attempts to misuse our brave Forces for elections. BJP won't reform but those responsible for conducting free & fair polls must act strongly against the ruling party," CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury tweeted.
Demonetisation was to whitewash black money: Sitaram Yechury
March 22, 2019 3:34 pm
Media reports have indicated that the cash in circulation has jumped by 19.14 per cent to Rs 21.41 lakh crore as on March 15 this year from the pre-demonetisation level of Rs 17.97 lakh crore on November 4, 2016.
