24Photo© dnaindia.comVeteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury dies at 72 after prolonged illness
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CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was admitted at AIIMS Delhi, passed away on Thursday after prolonged illness, news agency PTI reported citing party and hospital sources.
Yechury was admitted to AIIMS on August 19 for treatment of pneumonia-like chest infection. The 72-year-old leader was being treated for acute respiratory tract infection at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Born on August 12, 1952 in Chennai, Yechury studied in Delhi University during graduation and completed post-graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is survived by his wife Seema Chishti Yechury and two children.
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