Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise of veteran CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury.
Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen said, “Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of veteran CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury after prolonged illness. The eloquent, erudite and affable leader will be sorely missed during debates on issues of national importance. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family, friends and followers in the hour of grief”.
Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of veteran CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury after prolonged illness. The eloquent, erudite and affable leader will be sorely missed during debates on issues of national importance. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family,… pic.twitter.com/bMzheJqJAj
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 12, 2024
Yechury, who was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit at the AIIMS here, passed away on Thursday. He was 72.
Yechury had succeeded Prakash Karat as the CPI-M chief in 2015.
The Left leader, who recently underwent a cataract surgery, was a member of the CPI-M’s Politburo, the top decision-making body, for over three decades. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2005 to 2017.
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