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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
RSS activist files defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, Yechury over remarks on Gauri Lankesh's murder
September 18, 2017 10:00 pm
The complaint claimed that the comments, which are "defamatory and detrimental to the image of the RSS", have been made without any proof or official statement by the investigating authorities.
Week since murder, over 10,000 rally in Bengaluru, declare: I am Gauri
September 13, 2017 2:57 am
Targeting the Prime Minister, Swami Agnivesh said, “The general secretary of UN Human Rights Council has condemned Gauri Lankesh’s killing. I wish PM Narendra Modi would have spoken a word on it.”
Concrete conditions have changed, so our alignment will accordingly change: Sitaram Yechury
September 08, 2017 9:02 am
The CPM is gearing up to have a re-look at the political tactical line following the BJP’s continuous victory march and the West Bengal unit’s push for an electoral collaboration with the Congress.
Anitha suicide: Yechury attacks Centre, says lives of marginalised youth too high a cost to pay for 'insensitive' policies
September 02, 2017 6:04 pm
17-year-old Anitha had committed suicide by hanging at her home in Ariyalur district near Trichy. Her death came nine days after the apex court directed Tamil Nadu to follow NEET for admissions to medical course.
Congress, CPM slam govt over GDP slide, demonetisation; PM must take responsibility for destroying economy: Opposition
September 01, 2017 4:09 am
“The Prime Minister must take full responsibility for destroying the economy of the country by his reckless decision on demonetisation and flawed policy directions. Publicity and propaganda cannot be an acceptable alternative to effective decision-making and course corrections,"Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
Left attacks PM Modi on note ban, calls it a money laundering exercise
August 31, 2017 10:08 pm
"Was this entire exercise done to protect the corporates who are refusing to return the loans they had taken from our nationalised banks? Was this done to prevent the banks from collapsing as a consequence of these loans?" CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury asked.
CPM not to be part of any electoral alliance involving Congress: Sitaram Yechury
August 29, 2017 6:40 pm
During the 2016 West Bengal assembly election, the CPM had an understanding with the Congress over seat sharing. However, the CPM-led Left Front faced a rout in the polls and was relegated to third position, behind the ruling TMC and the Congress in its erstwhile bastion.
Sitaram Yechury hits out at Amit Shah over 'New India' remarks
August 22, 2017 11:54 pm
Amit Shah said the apex court's judgment on triple talaq was a beginning of a new epoch of self-respect and equality for Muslim women and that the BJP saw it as "a resolute step towards a New India".
Welcomed in his favourite style, Venkaiah Naidu is ‘Now All India’s Dearest Umpire’
August 12, 2017 4:14 am
Derek O’Brien (Trinamool) and Union minister Ramdas Athawale (RPI-A) recited rhymes in English and Hindi, while deputy chairman P J Kurien expressed confidence that under Naidu’s leadership, the House will function smoothly with justice to both sides.
When Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien used a football metaphor for Sitaram Yechury's Rajya Sabha farewell
August 11, 2017 10:30 am
Derek O'Brien also bid farewell to his fellow TMC colleague Debendranath Bandyopadhyay, who he described as "D for Disciplined" Bandyopadhyay because of his punctuality and commitment, along with BJP Rajya Sabha leader Dilip Pandya.
