India
-Krishna Kripa
Wrapped
in
the
pink
flag
of
the
CPIM,
Sitaram
Yechury’s
physique
was
donated
to
AIIMS
for
medical
analysis
on
Saturday
amid
chants
of
“Lal
Salaam.” Earlier,
tributes
have been
paid
at
the
Communist
Social gathering
of
India
Marxist
headquarters
at
AKG
Bhavan,
the place
his
stays
have been
introduced
from
his
residence.
Yechury’s
physique,
draped
in
the
CPIM
flag,
was
saved
at
the
celebration
workplace.
Leaders
such
as
Prakash
Karat,
Brinda
Karat,
Pinarayi
Vijayan,
and
M
A
Child
paid
their
respects.
Congress
Parliamentary
Social gathering
chairperson
Sonia
Gandhi
additionally
visited
AKG
Bhavan
with
colleagues
Jairam
Ramesh
and
Rajeev
Shukla
to
pay
her
final
respects.
Political
Leaders
Pay
Homage
NCP
president
Sharad
Pawar,
Samajwadi
Social gathering
chief
Akhilesh
Yadav,
and
Congress
leaders
Mani
Shankar
Aiyar
and
Sachin
Pilot
have been
amongst
these
who
paid
tribute.
DMK
leaders
Udhayanidhi
Stalin,
T
R
Baalu,
Dayanidhi
Maran,
RJD
MP
Manoj
Jha,
and
AAP
leaders
Manish
Sisodia
and
Sanjay
Singh
additionally
attended.
Chinese language
Ambassador
Xu
Feihong,
Vietnamese
Ambassador
Nguyen
Thanh
Hai,
Palestinian
Ambassador
Adnan
Abu
Alhaija,
former
Nepal
PM
Madhav
Kumar
Nepal,
former
CIC
Wajahat
Habibullah,
and
historian
Romila
Thapar
have been
current
to
pay
their
respects.
Tons of
of
supporters
and
celebration
members
gathered
at
AKG
Bhavan.
Closing
Journey
to
AIIMS
A
march
was
organised
as
Yechury’s
physique
was
taken
to
AIIMS
for
donation.
Household
members
accompanied
the
physique
in
an
ambulance
whereas
CPIM
leaders
and
supporters
marched
from
the
celebration
workplace
to
Jantar
Mantar.
Yechury
handed
away
on
Thursday
after
battling
a
lung
an infection.
Yechury,
72,
had
been
critically
unwell
for
a number of
days
and
was
on
respiratory
help
whereas
being
handled
for
an
acute
respiratory
tract
an infection
at
AIIMS
ICU.
He
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
August
19.
On
Friday,
his
physique
was
taken
to
Jawaharlal
Nehru
College
(JNU),
the place
college students
and
college
paid
their
respects.
Legacy
at
JNU
As
a
scholar
at
JNU,
Yechury
joined
the
College students
Federation
of
India
(SFI)
in
1974
and
was
arrested
throughout
Emergency.
He
served
as
president
of
the
Jawaharlal
Nehru
College
College students
Union
(JNUSU)
thrice
throughout
1977-78.
Later,
his
physique
was
taken
to
his
residence
the place
senior
CPIM
leaders
paid
tributes.
BJP
president
J
P
Nadda
additionally
paid
his
final
respects
to
Yechury
at
his
residence
on
Friday
night.
Yechury
is
survived
by
his
spouse
Seema
Chishti
and
two
youngsters—Akhila
and
Danish.
His
elder
son
Ashish
Yechury
died
of
COVID-19
in
2021.
Yechury
was
beforehand
married
to
Indrani
Mazumdar.