Tag: Sitaram Yechury

Language as Unifying Force: Sitaram Yechury

“Here I am, born in Tamilnadu, mother tongue Telugu, settled in Hindi-speaking Delhi, representing the people of West Bengal in Parliament and addressing the august gathering here of Tamil speaking people from all over the world. This is India,” said Sitaram Yechury, in 2010, the erstwhile general secretary of the CPI (M) whose demise after a prolonged lung infection on September 12 this year, has drawn forth an outpouring of shared memories

A multi-religious, multi-cultural nation state like India must stay aloof from religion: Sitaram Yechury

This exclusive conversation between Comrade Sitaram Yechury and Communalism Combat took place on July 31, 2003 and stressed that the separation between State and religion is a critical aspect of a modern nation state like India that is rich with a multitude of religious, cultural and linguistic differences

Ban Private Armies of Gau Rakshaks by Govt Order, Central & State: Sitaram Yechury

This is the full text, unedited of the speech made by Comrade Sitaram Yechury in Rajya sabha on July 19, 2017. The speech was made during a Short Duration Discussion Arising Out of Reported Increase in Incidents of Lynching and Atrocities on Minorities

CPI-M Polit Bureau and AIKS dip the Red Flag in memory of Comrade Sitaram Yechury

The Polit Bureau of the CPI-M and the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) have, in  moving statements issued today, mourned the loss of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, a “stalwart leader of the working people and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) since 2015. Comrade Yechury was also a highly regarded Marxist intellectual, a member of the politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992 and an ace parliamentarian.”

Yechury Writes to ECI on Voter ID-Aadhar Linking

"With the lack of a data protection law, we oppose any potential sharing of all Voter-IDs linked with Aadhaar," the general secretary of CPI(M) wrote in a letter to the apex election body.

Sitaram Yechury’s son succumbs to Covid-19

Although Ashish seemed to be recovering from the virus, family members said they were shocked to learn about his death on Thursday morning

Sitaram Yechury raises concerns about EVMs, electoral bonds in letter to CEC

Also raises concerns about VVPATs and demands that both issues be addressed urgently

The State has no religion

Ayodhya Bhumi Pujan provided retrospective legitimisation for Babri Masjid destruction said Sitaram Yechury, Gen Secy, CPI(M)

Kashmir clampdown continues, Yechury, Raja detained

Reports coming in from Srinagar indicate that communist leaders...

One Country One Nation Polls fundamentally flawed: CPI (M)

Apart from the technical issues involved in the holding...

CPI(M) wants to know why EC won’t act against the misuse of govt machinery by PMO

Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of Communist Party of India...

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