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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: Movement forward shouldn’t be for Hindu Pakistan
August 10, 2017 1:35 am
Yechury said the movement should be remembered for its shared legacy, which had united Hindu, Muslim, Dalit, Brahmin and Rajput. “We achieved our independence because of that unity,”
CPM West Bengal unit set to raise Yechury issue at party Congress
August 07, 2017 3:40 am
The CPM’s West Bengal lobby was keen on getting Yechury into the Rajya Sabha from the state for a third term and Congress high command was willing to back his candidature but the proposal was blocked in the Politburo and central committee mainly by the party’s Kerala lobby.
Why PM Modi, Amit Shah silent on stalking by son of BJP leader? : CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury
August 06, 2017 6:24 pm
Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala's son Vikas and his friend were booked under section 354 D (stalking) of IPC (Indian Penal Code) and 185 of Motor Vehicle Act (driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs), the police said.
Still silent on Nitish Kumar's decision, Sharad Yadav meets Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sitaram Yechury
July 29, 2017 9:16 am
According to sources, Yadav spoke of his “dilemma” following party chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s switch from the Grand Alliance to the NDA camp.
The Patna powershift: He may have his reasons...this is very bad for the country, says Sitaram Yechury
July 28, 2017 9:42 am
The first indication we got was during the Presidential election. Earlier, when he supported the demonetisation...that we thought at the time of the Chidambaram book release he sort of corrected it, said Sitaram Yechury.
Rajya Sabha election: Will support an ‘acceptable independent’ candidate, says CPM
July 27, 2017 5:06 am
Sitaram Yechury agreed with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the party general secretary should not be in Parliament as he has to spent more time for the organisation.
Opposition leaders slam Nitish Kumar's move
July 27, 2017 1:29 pm
“Anyone who supports BJP now backs lynching of minorities, atrocities against Dalits, pushing farmers to suicide and making our youth jobless,” CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said, without referring to Nitish Kumar.
Unkeeping the House
July 27, 2017 12:05 am
CPM’s decision on another Rajya Sabha term for its general secretary reflects the party’s larger irresolutions.
No Rajya Sabha seat for Sitaram Yechury, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says role as party head more crucial
July 26, 2017 8:33 am
“Accepting the Congress support to send our party general secretary to the Rajya Sabha would be against and not in accordance with the political stand we have been adopting,” Pinarayi Vijayan, also a member of party Politburo, told The Indian Express in an exclusive interview.
No third Rajya Sabha term for Sitaram Yechury, says CPM
July 26, 2017 4:30 am
Tuesday’s development will worsen the power struggle in the CPM ahead of the party’s triennial Party Congress next year. Many in the party had been viewing the episode as a virtual trial of strength for the pro- and anti-Yechury camps.
