Red Salute Com Sitaram Yechury

HUNDREDS of people from all walks of life and from various regions, reflecting the rich diversity of our country, stood patiently in line to pay their final respects to Comrade Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). A wave of grief swept through the gathering as they gazed upon the still form of Comrade Sitaram, lying in repose on a specially prepared platform.

Oppose ‘One Nation, One Election’ Drive of Modi Government

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 19THE union cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the Kovind Committee for simultaneous elections to parliament, state legislative assemblies and local bodies. The `One Nation, One Election’ model, if implemented, will undermine the parliamentary democratic system itself and the federal structure. The proposals amount to truncating the life of some legislative assemblies to align them with the Lok Sabha election. Further, if a state government falls and the assembly is to be dissolv

Sitaram Yechury: Passionate Commitment to Unity in Diversity

RECONCILING with the fact that Comrade Sitaram Yechury is no longer with us is very difficult for his longtime colleagues, comrades, and friends. The void created by his permanent physical absence in the ongoing struggle to preserve syncretic India – Sitaram’s cherished vision of our country – against the ferocious onslaught of Hindutva communal fascistic forces is profound and difficult to fill in the near future.

Carry Forward the Legacy of Comrade Sitaram Yechury

THE contributions and legacy of Comrade Sitaram Yechury to the communist movement in India, under the CPI(M), have come to a sudden and unexpected end. His work remains unfinished as his passing away was both premature and untimely. Yechury still had much to offer to the communist movement in India and his unexpected departure has deprived the next generation of his invaluable guidance.Sitaram Yechury was one of the most outstanding and versatile leaders of the communist movement in his time. He had a mastery over Marxism and Leninism and a solid ideological foundation.

CONDOLENCE MESSAGES

Below, we publish messages from eminent leaders and individuals expressing their condolences on the death of Comrade Sitaram Yechury

HE Droupadi MurmuPresident of India

Ram Nath KovindFormer President of India

M Venkaiah NaiduFormer Vice President of India

Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India

Manmohan SinghFormer Prime Minister of India

Lies & Fabrications: RSS Style

Below we publish an editorial written by Sitaram Yechury that appeared in People’s Democracy dated October 6, 2002.ON the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, his assassins have launched yet another anti-national tirade.

Comrade Sitaram Yechury: Tributes from Across the World

COMMUNIST and Workers’ Parties from around the world have expressed their condolences on the passing away of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, sent a condolence message to the Party: “With great sadness, we have learned today, in the spirit of affection and solidarity that characterizes us, of the passing of Comrade General Secretary, brother Sitaram Yechury, an outstanding champion for the rights of the peoples.” He expressed his ‘sincere and profound sentiments for the departure of this brother for a

Sitaram, Shining Star

COMRADE Sitaram Yechury’s demise is a big blow to Indian democracy and secular polity in general and the revolutionary movement of the working class in particular. He was a Marxist intellectual par excellence. As general secretary of the CPI(M) over the last nine years, he had been leading the Party and steering it ahead through some of its most difficult times.Sitaram Yechury rose to prominence as a student leader opposing the national Emergency.

Sitaram Yechury: A Communist Par Excellence

COMRADE Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is no more. After a brief illness, he succumbed to a serious respiratory infection, becoming the first general secretary of the Party to pass away while in office. However, to describe Comrade Sitaram solely as the general secretary would be an incomplete portrayal of his contributions.

The Student Leader Sitaram Yechury

MY close association with Comrade Sitaram Yechury began 45 years ago in 1979. The Third All India SFI Conference held in Patna in February, 1979 elected us along with others as the SFI central office bearers.

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