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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.
Ashish, 35, was recovering well at Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital, people close to the family added, describing his sudden death at 5.30 am after a two-week battle with the disease as a shock.
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.”