"Protector Of The Idea Of India": Politicians Mourn Sitaram Yechury's Death
Veteran Left leader and CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died this afternoon after battling pneumonia. The veteran leader was 72 and was admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
The CPM leader was admitted to the emergency ward of AIIMS on August 19 and later shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). AIIMS said Sitaram Yechury was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and he died at 3:05 pm today. The hospital said Mr Yechury's family has donated his body to AIIMS, New Delhi for teaching and research purposes.
