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CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury s son dies of COVID-19 in Gurgaon hospital
Ashish, who studied at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, worked in several publications, including the Times of India in Delhi, before moving to Pune.
New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday informed his son Ashish died of COVID-19 in the morning. Ashish, a journalist by profession who would have celebrated his 35th birthday on June 9, was recovering well at Gurgaon s Medanta Hospital, people close to the family added.
They described his sudden death at 5.30 AM after a two-week battle with the disease as a shock.
Sitaram Yechury s 34-Year-Old Son Ashish Passes Away Due to COVID-19
Ashish Yechury, a journalist, was working at the online portal Newslaundry.
Ashish Yechury. Photo: Facebook
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New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s son Ashish, a 34-year-old journalist, died of COVID-19 in the morning.
Ashish would have celebrated his 35th birthday on June 9. He was undergoing treatment at Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital, people close to the family added. They described his sudden death at 5:30 am after a two-week battle with the disease as a shock.
“It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury to COVID-19 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him â doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us,” Yechury said on Twitter on Thursday morning.