Sonia Gandhi Pays Tribute To CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury Watch

2024-09-14 02:00:09

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, on Saturday paid tribute to CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at the party office in Delhi.

Sonia Gandhi was seen laying a wreath of white flowers near Sitaram Yechury's coffin, as several comrades continued to chant 'Lal salaam'.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on 12th September, 2024, after a prolonged battle with pneumonia. He was admitted at AIIMS, New Delhi, where he was under critical care.

Following Yechury's death on September 12, Sonia Gandhi recalled his“pivotal role in UPA-1” while Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said he would miss“long discussions” with his“friend”.

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“I am very saddened by the passing away of Sitaram Yechury ji. We had worked closely together during 2004-08 to begin with and the friendship that had been established then continued till his very end...He played a pivotal role in UPA-1 and more recently contributed enormously to the emergence of the INDIA group in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” Sonia Gandhi said.

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