…when Indira Gandhi had to resign from the post of JNU Chancellor because of Sitaram Yechury

This is from October 1977, when hundreds of students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) took out a march to Indira Gandhi’s residence under the leadership of the then student union president Sitaram Yechury and demanded her resignation from the post of Chancellor of JNU. The protesters remained adamant on their demand. They refused to bow

Sitaram Yechury’s dream which remained unfulfilled… Read the story of CPM General Secretary’s student life

CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away at the age of 72. Yechury was admitted to the hospital on 19 August due to pneumonia. He had recently undergone cataract surgery. He was also suffering from respiratory disease. He was kept on respiratory support at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

Started from student politics, then became the biggest face of the left in the country… Know who was Comrade Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died on Thursday, September 12. The 72-year-old leader was admitted to the ICU of Delhi AIIMS. He was admitted to AIIMS on August 19 due to acute respiratory tract infection. According to AIIMS sources, he died due to lung infection and multi-organ failure. Yechury was one of the top leftist