CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury's older son - Ashish passes away due to Covid-19

On Thursday morning, 22 April 2021, the older son of Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury - Ashish Yechury passed away due to COVID-19.

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.

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 22, 2021

Ashish Yechury's last right took place in the afternoon today.

I bid goodbye to my son, Ashish (Biku) at noon today.
I thank all of you who have shared our sorrow. I thank everybody who gave us strength to be able to face this dark hour. I know that I am not alone in my grief, with this pandemic consuming countless lives.

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 22, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on the "tragic and untimely demise" of Sitaram Yechury's older son.

Condolences to Shri Sitaram Yechury Ji and his family on the tragic and untimely demise of his son, Ashish. Om Shanti.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 22, 2021

Taking to Twitter, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also condoled the death of Ashish Yechury.

This comes amid the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that is being witnessed across the country.

Nearly 3 lakh new cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported in India on Wednesday, a record-high since the pandemic broke out last year.