New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday condoled the demise of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and said it was a "brutal blow" to the forces engaged in protecting democracy, freedom, equality, workers and human rights. " Is.
Yechury, a pragmatic communist and one of the key architects of coalition politics since the mid-90s, died in a Delhi hospital on Thursday after battling a lung infection.
Yechury, 72, was in a critical condition and on respiratory support for the past few days while being treated for acute respiratory tract infection in the ICU of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was admitted to the hospital on 19 August.
In a statement, Chidambaram said Yechury's demise was "a cruel blow to the forces who are engaged in a determined fight in defense of democracy, freedom, equality, workers' rights and human rights".
“I know that since 1996, Comrade Yechury stood with the progressive forces of the country. He was a committed Marxist, but he was practical enough to understand that certain goals of Marxism could be achieved in the present era, only if This is when the former Union Minister said, "I stand with other progressive political parties."
As the Indian faction gathers strength, his services and support will be greatly missed, Chidambaram said.
"I salute the memory of my friend and comrade, Sitaram. I express my sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family and his party, CPI(M)," he said.
Yechury, a pragmatic communist and one of the key architects of coalition politics since the mid-90s, died in a Delhi hospital on Thursday after battling a lung infection.
Yechury, 72, was in a critical condition and on respiratory support for the past few days while being treated for acute respiratory tract infection in the ICU of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was admitted to the hospital on 19 August.
In a statement, Chidambaram said Yechury's demise was "a cruel blow to the forces who are engaged in a determined fight in defense of democracy, freedom, equality, workers' rights and human rights".
“I know that since 1996, Comrade Yechury stood with the progressive forces of the country. He was a committed Marxist, but he was practical enough to understand that certain goals of Marxism could be achieved in the present era, only if This is when the former Union Minister said, "I stand with other progressive political parties."
As the Indian faction gathers strength, his services and support will be greatly missed, Chidambaram said.
"I salute the memory of my friend and comrade, Sitaram. I express my sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family and his party, CPI(M)," he said.
