New Delhi, April 22
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his son Ashish died of Covid in the morning.
Ashish, a journalist by profession who would have celebrated his 35th birthday on June 9, was recovering well at Gurugram’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 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him - doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us, Yechury said on Twitter.
India: Sitaram Yechury s son Ashish dies of Covid-19 in hospital
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Modi among other politicians conveyed their condolences to the family.
Ashish, the 34-year-old eldest son of CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, passed away following Covid-19 infection on Thursday morning.
A journalist, Ashish was in an ICU in Gurgaon for nearly 10 days after the infection spread to his lungs.
“It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury, to COVID-19 this morning,” tweeted Yechury. “I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us.”
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CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury s son dies due to Covid-19
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury s son Ashish passed away on Thursday morning due to COVID-19. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurugram. 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 - doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us, Yechury tweeted.
Ashish, who would have turned 35 on June 9, was recovering well at Medanta Hospital, people close to the family told PTI, describing his sudden death at 5.30 am after a two-week battle with the disease as a shock.
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CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said 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. 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 - doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us, Yechury said on Twitter.
Dear Comrade. : Shock, Grief After Sitaram Yechury s Son Dies Of Covid Condolences to Shri Sitaram Yechury Ji and his family on the tragic and untimely demise of his son, Ashish. Om Shanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Updated: April 22, 2021 11:23 am IST
Ashish Yechury died at Gurgaon s Medanta Hospital.
New Delhi:
Senior Left leader Sitaram Yechury s son Ashish Yechury died of COVID-19 in Delhi this morning. Condolences poured in for the CPI(M) leader and his family after he announced the death of his older son, who would have turned 35 in June. Ashish Yechury, a journalist, died at Gurgaon s Medanta Hospital after a two-week battle with the infection.