CPIM secretary Sitaram Yechury’s elder son Ashish Yechury died of Covid-19 on April 22nd morning, Sitaram Yechury said in a tweet.
Ashish Yechury was hospitalized in Gurgaon’s Medanta hospital two weeks ago and was well recovering after that. Death came as a sudden shock to the family.
Sitaram Yechury tweeted, “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.”