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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
BJP slams Left for attending Chinese embassy event; latter hits back
July 29, 2021 9:03 pm
The Left defended the decision noting that the government itself is engaged with China on several issues and accused the BJP of raising it to divert attention from its government's failures.
Decision to bring in new faces in LDF cabinet taken in CPI(M)'s long term interest: Yechury
May 20, 2021 5:53 pm
Responding to a question on the exclusion of Shailaja from the new cabinet, he said the question of who will contest the election and who of the elected MLAs become ministers are matters within the domain of the respective state committees in every state.
Shocking that govt going after those calling for its accountability amid COVID crisis: Sitaram Yechury
October 27, 2021 10:18 am
Twitter and other social media platforms have removed about 100 posts and URLs after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current medical crisis or spreading fake news around the pandemic.
Sitaram Yechury’s son dies of Covid-19 at Gurgaon hospital
April 23, 2021 2:32 am
Leaders across party lines, including the Prime Minister as well as the President of India, put out messages on social media to express condolences after hearing of Ashish’s death.
Mamata to join hands with BJP again in case of hung assembly in Bengal: Yechury
February 28, 2021 10:12 pm
Terming the ongoing political tussle between the TMC and the BJP as a "mock fight", CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury alleged that the saffron party is using money from the PM CARES fund, set up to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, to "buy" leaders during the time of elections.
Farmers protests: After PM Modi accusation, Oppn hits back at ‘lies’, attempt to ‘mislead’ people
December 26, 2020 1:56 am
Sukhbir Singh Badal, chief of the BJP’s estranged ally Shiromani Akali Dal, said the Centre should stop defaming farmers and hold talks with them on ways to repeal the laws.
Merry Christmas: PM Modi, President Kovind and others greet people on Christmas
December 25, 2020 12:47 pm
Along with PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and S Jaishankar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took on Twitter to greet the country on the auspicious occasion of Christmas.
Sitaram Yechury to CEC: Postal ballots to NRIs fraught with challenge of manipulation
December 05, 2020 8:51 am
The Indian Express had on December 1 reported that the EC has told the Law Ministry that it is “technically and administratively ready” to extend the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to NRI voters for elections next year in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Does NEP seek to end reservation policy? Sitaram Yechury asks PM Modi
November 23, 2020 10:32 pm
In the letter, Yechury highlighted how the NEP had no mention of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class communities, and the differently-abled.
In meeting with President, oppn parties raise doubts on Delhi riots probe
September 18, 2020 9:29 am
The leaders claimed “there are several publicly documented accounts and videos of police being complicit in the violence, directing mobs pelting stones, or looking the other way when mobs were indulging in violence”.
