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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
Sitaram Yechury says violence is not CPM culture, asserts right to self-defence
February 23, 2018 9:50 am
Yechury’s comments on political violence came amid a public debate over the killing of a Youth Congress worker in Kannur last week.
CPM draft: BJP main threat, but no tie-up with Congress
February 14, 2018 11:13 am
The draft says the “main task is to defeat the BJP and its allies by rallying all secular and democratic forces” but adds, “however, this has to be done without having an understanding or electoral alliance with the Congress party.”
CPI(M) leadership trying to walk middle path to avoid split
February 04, 2018 2:36 pm
"The difference within the party, especially between two senior most leaders is sending out a wrong message about the party in public. We need to solve this urgently," CPI(M) politburo member Hannan Mollah said.
Congress, BJP saved themselves from prosecution by amending FCRA, says Sitaram Yechury
February 03, 2018 5:07 pm
Yechury and his party have challenged the Centre's decision in the Supreme Court on issuing electoral bonds to cleanup corporate fundings to the political parties. Yechury also released a list of donors, including some foreign companies.
Tripura: At seat of tribal movement, CPM assesses BJP and itself
February 01, 2018 2:40 am
Yechury agrees there is anti-incumbency but sees no alternative for voters; warns about BJP, its tie-up with IPFT and what happened during Partition.
No clash with Sitaram Yechury, says Prakash Karat
January 26, 2018 6:58 am
"Such a depiction is baseless and wrong as discussions on differing political views and approaches within the framework of inner-party democracy are reduced to personality clashes and so-called personal differences."
In gamble to retain influence, Sitaram Yechury moves to impeach CJI
January 25, 2018 9:32 pm
If the CPM General Secretary is able to get the Congress on board, he will be thumbing his nose at his erstwhile General Secretary Prakash Karat.
Sitaram Yechury: If you charge me as being pro-Congress, I can counter-charge others as being pro-BJP
January 25, 2018 4:35 pm
The CPM general secretary, whose line on what approach the party should take towards the Congress was defeated in the central committee, discusses views, policies and party future.
CPM Politburo member Kodiyeri’s son defaulted on payment of Rs 13 crore, says Dubai businessman
January 25, 2018 6:09 am
"If there is any case, he will legally face it. The CPI(M) need not interfere in the issue as this is not a political matter involving the party,’’ Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said.
Congress legal experts oppose move to impeach CJI Dipak Misra
January 25, 2018 11:21 am
“It is not a political issue.... Going for impeachment of the CJI should not be a political issue. It should be a judicial issue,” former law minister M Veerappa Moily said.
