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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

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. ...

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

Explained: What is the problem with CPM, and what does it plan to do about it?

April 08, 2022 8:14 am

Electorally, the Left in India at its lowest ebb. The CPM faces political extinction everywhere except Kerala, which remains its last stronghold. It has in effect ceased to be a force in 27 of India's 28 states.

CPM's 23rd party congress: Sitaram Yechury calls for secular front to isolate, defeat BJP

April 07, 2022 3:01 am

Inaugurating the 23rd party congress of the CPI(M), Yechury said, “The party congress would deliberate on how we proceed in this direction. The CPI(M) appeals to all secular democratic forces to come together in order to isolate and defeat BJP.”

CPM state conference: Leader of anti-BJP alliance can only be chosen after 2024 polls, says Yechury

March 17, 2022 6:13 am

The remark by the veteran Left leader comes amid ongoing efforts by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to cobble up an alliance against the BJP.

Congress flirting with Hindutva, Left key in fight with BJP: Sitaram Yechury

March 04, 2022 3:10 am

As the BJP government at the Centre is “systematically and rapidly” advancing the “fascist, Hindutva project of the RSS”, it is also “absolutely imperative” to isolate the saffron party, he added.

Delhi Confidential: CPM leadership to review representation in its top-decision-making bodies

March 01, 2022 7:02 am

It would be interesting to see whether the changes will make CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury stronger in the party.

Yechury seeks removal of J&K HC Chief Justice, writes to President

December 16, 2021 9:08 pm

Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal has compromised the constitutional office held by him by saying that inclusion of the terms secular and socialist in the Preamble of the Constitution had narrowed India's spiritual image, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

At CPM meet, majority against change in 2018 stance for ‘mobilisation’

October 26, 2021 4:17 am

Addressing reporters after the conclusion of a three-day central committee meeting, party general secretary Sitaram Yechury Monday argued that there was no discussion on the issue of association with the Congress.

Tripura violence: Mobs of BJP men targeted CPM offices, attacks pre-planned, Yechury to PM

September 10, 2021 2:28 am

In the letter, Sitaram Yechury has said that the "impunity" with which the attackers operated shows the "connivance of the state government".

Failed to build movements: CPM reviews poll debacle

August 27, 2021 3:29 am

Party to focus on outreach drive for disadvantaged groups

CPM open to national alliance with TMC, but no tie-up in Bengal, Tripura: Sitaram Yechury

August 14, 2021 7:42 am

Buoyed by its landslide Assembly election victory, the TMC is now seeking to expand its role in national politics, and is also trying to re-establish and strengthen its position in Tripura.

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