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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
Nashik: At farmer rally, focus shifts to govt ‘clampdown on dissent’
March 30, 2016 4:55 am
Later in the day, nearly 30,000 agitating farmers occupy the main Nashik bus stand square, leading to a complete blockade of traffic around the city.
Sitaram Yechury to address farmers’ rally in Nashik today; 1 lakh likely to attend
March 29, 2016 1:35 am
The Maharashtra Rajya Kisan Sabha said it was mobilising as many as 1 lakh farmers for the indefinite agitation starting with a rally on Tuesday.
Opposition slams BJP ‘insistence’ on ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’
March 22, 2016 1:16 am
CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said: “To insist that nationalism means only the slogan (Bharat Mata Ki Jai) that they want people to raise is very clearly an unfortunate replay of how (Adolf) Hitler used nationalism for the rise of fascism in Germany.”
Suspecting ‘ploy’, Opp derails govt plan to table Aadhar Bill
March 11, 2016 2:25 am
A day after the Opposition embarrassed the government, forcing passage of an amendment to the President’s Address, it scuttled the government’s plan to table the Aadhar Bill in Rajya Sabha next week.
Sitaram Yechury draws parallel with Hitler’s nationalism
March 09, 2016 12:56 am
Government wants to make every argumentative Indian a seditious Indian, says D Raja.
JNU row: Delhi govt to file cases against TV channels over ‘doctored’ videos
March 08, 2016 11:54 am
A forensic probe ordered by Delhi government on certain footages found that two of the videos were "manipulated" where voices of persons not present in the clips were added.
Getting threats after Smriti allegation: Sitaram Yechury
March 04, 2016 3:15 am
"During the course of the discussions on February 26, the Minister for HRD made completely baseless allegations against me imputing motives that are completely false", he said.
Sitaram Yechury to attend Mumbai event on ‘secularism’
March 03, 2016 5:18 am
The event will be a combination of panel discussions, talks and cultural expressions of harmony, solidarity and protests expressed through music, dance, painting and street plays.
Cyber Cell to probe threat calls made to Sitaram Yechury
February 29, 2016 2:24 am
Delhi Police is likely to rope in the Cyber Cell of the Economic Offences Wing to trace the numbers.
JNU row: Sitaram Yechury gets threat calls, Delhi Police hints at legal action
February 15, 2016 1:17 pm
CPI(M) allegedly received calls late on Sunday night, threatening party general secretary Sitaram Yechury for supporting the students' protests at JNU
