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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
Interview: If PM Modi, Arun Jaitley want violence to end, they should be able to rein in RSS...the problem is they can't, says Pinarayi Vijayan
July 26, 2017 8:53 am
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks to The Indian Express on the CPM's ideological war with the RSS, politics over beef and the LDF government's initiatives in the state.
Presidential polls a fight to strengthen Indian republic: Sitaram Yechury
June 28, 2017 8:32 pm
Yechury claimed the fight for the opposition was to safeguard the republic against a candidate who was backed by parties set to "destroy" the republic's foundations and "our fundamental values".
GST roll-out: What's the hurry, even PM Modi opposed it for years, says Sitaram Yechury
June 26, 2017 8:06 pm
Sitaram Yechury targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recalling how he had opposed it for several years when he was chief minister of Gujarat. He tweeted, "Why this unseemly hurry with GST before putting systems in place? After all, BJP opposed it for several years, especially then CM, Gujarat."
Sitaram Yechury, Arvind Kejriwal attack Venkaiah Naidu for comment on farmers
June 22, 2017 9:06 pm
Urban Development Minister Naidu had said at an event in Mumbai today that seeking loan waivers had become a "fashion" now but it was not the final solution and should be considered in extreme situations.
BJP meeting Opposition on Presidential poll 'more like PR exercise': Sitaram Yechury
June 16, 2017 10:04 pm
Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu, who are part of a BJP panel to work out a consensus on the presidential nominee, met Yechury as part of its efforts to reach out to the opposition
Sitaram Yechury writes to PM Modi on issues of farmers
June 16, 2017 4:43 am
Yechury wrote to PM Modi demanding enactment of a law that gives farmers the right to sell their produce at minimum support price declared by the government.
Focus on jobs and farmers, not in people's personal habits: CPI(M) to BJP
June 13, 2017 6:09 pm
The Meghalaya Assembly had on Monday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Centre's notification relating to cattle trade.
Sitaram Yechury meets Arvind Kejriwal, AAP likely to join Opposition bandwagon
June 10, 2017 2:46 am
Kejriwal is learnt to have agreed to join hands with the Opposition on both Presidential polls and a possible joint protest on the farmers’ issue in the coming days
Sitaram Yechury heckled: CPM condemns incident, calls for action
June 08, 2017 8:36 pm
During the press conference, which went ahead without any interference, Yechury continued to tear into the Centre over the violence in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, where five protesting farmers were killed in alleged gunfire by security forces.
CPM Politburo says no third Rajya Sabha term, Sitaram Yechury says don’t want to break norm
June 08, 2017 3:37 am
Yechury had made it clear earlier that he would not seek a third term with his current term ending in August
