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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth12 August 1952

Age72 Years (at time of death)

BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu

ProfessionPolitician, Columnist, Writer, and Economist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSeema Chishti Yechury

FamilyWife: Seema Chishti Yechury; First wife: Indrani Mazumdar; Children: Sons (one deceased, Ashish) and a daughter Akhila Yechury

Sitaram Yechury Biography

Sitaram Yechury was an Indian politician, writer, columnist and economist who served as a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Born in

Early life and background
Sitaram Yechury was born on 12 August 1952 in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu, into a Telugu family. He completed his schooling at All Saints High School in Hyderabad and later moved to Delhi, where he attended St. Stephen’s College and Jawaharlal Nehru University, earning a master’s degree in economics. Sports were part of his early life: he played lawn tennis and represented his university in the sport.

Yechury’s student years coincided with a period of political ferment. He was active in student politics, joining the Student Federation of India in the mid-1970s and holding leadership positions in the organisation. During the Emergency in 1975 he was detained for opposing the government, and he later served as president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union. By the late 1970s and early 1980s he rose through the ranks of student activism to national roles within the SFI.

Career
Professionally, Yechury combined political work with writing and economic training. He became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was elected to the party’s Central Committee in 1984. His parliamentary career began when he was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2005.

During his time in Parliament he served on several committees. In 2006 he took on responsibilities in committees including Home Affairs, Transport, Tourism and Culture, the General Purposes Committee, the Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health, the Committee on Ethics, and the Business Advisory Committee. Later assignments included membership of a Joint Parliamentary Committee in 2009, association with the Indian Council of World Affairs from 2010, and chairing the Committee on Agriculture in 2012.

Within his party, Yechury held important organisational roles. He led the CPI(M)’s International Department and in April 2015 he was elected general secretary of the party at a conference in Vishakhapatnam. He was re-elected to that national leadership position in April 2018.

Beyond politics, Yechury authored several books addressing Indian politics, secularism and socialism. Titles attributed to him include works on communalism and secularism, socialism in the contemporary world, and critiques of majoritarian politics. He was also a columnist and public commentator on domestic and international affairs.

Public profile
Yechury was known for outspoken commentary on national and international issues. He criticised aspects of U.S. foreign policy and voiced objections to certain high-profile diplomatic engagements. His public remarks occasionally generated controversy and strong reactions on social media.

Personal life
Yechury married twice. His first marriage was to Indrani Mazumdar, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. One son, Ashish, died of COVID-19 on 22 April 2021 at the age of 35. He later married Seema Chishti, a journalist who served as a resident editor. His parents were S.S. Yechury, an engineer, and Kalpakam Yechury, a government officer.

Health and death
In August 2024 Yechury’s health worsened following a respiratory tract infection complicated by pneumonia, and he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on 19 August 2024. He died at AIIMS, New Delhi on 12 September 2024 at the age of 72. The reported cause of death was acute respiratory tract infection and pneumonia.

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At the time of his death Yechury remained a prominent figure within the CPI(M), having served as the party’s general secretary and as a long-serving parliamentarian. His passing ended a decades-long public life spent in student activism, party organisation, parliamentary service and political writing.

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General Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Elected as general secretary in April 2015 and re-elected in April 2018; led the party’s international department and held senior organisational roles.

2015-2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 2005
  2. Member of multiple parliamentary committees including Home Affairs and Agriculture
  3. Elected general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2015 and re-elected in 2018
  4. Authored books and contributed columns on politics and ideology
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