Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury’s eldest son Ashish Yechury passed away after suffering from COVID-19 on Thursday morning.
The CPM leader made the announcement on Twitter and thanked all those who gave the hope and treated him. “It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury to COVID-19 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him – doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers, and innumerable others who stood by us,” said Yechury.
It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury to COVID-19 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him – doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us.
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 22, 2021
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