Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury’s eldest son Ashish Yechury passed away after suffering from COVID-19 on Thursday morning.
The CPM leader made the announcement on Twitter and thanked all those who gave the hope and treated him. "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," said Yechury.
Ashish Yechury was being treated for the COVID-19 infection at a private hospital in Gurugram.
