CHENNAI: Leaders cutting across various political parties in Tamil Nadu on Thursday condoled the death Ashish Yechury, the elder son of veteran Communist leader Sitaram Yechury.
In a tweet, DMK president M K Stalin offered his condolences. “Deeply saddened and pained to hear about the loss of Ashish Yechury. I offer my heartfelt condolences to Comrade Sitaram Yechury, his family and friends at this difficult time,” Stalin tweeted.
Expressing his condolences, TNCC president K S Alagiri wondered how many more lives the Covid-19 pandemic was going to take away from here. “It will be an irreparable loss to Sitaram Yechury, who has remained in the forefront of bringing all secular forces together,” Alagiri said, while offering his heartfelt condolences.
PMK founder S Ramadoss offered his condolences to Sitaram Yechury. “Am deeply saddened on the demise of Ashish Yechury, the eldest son of Shri @SitaramYechury, the general secretary of the Marxist party. May the mother nature give enough strength to Comrade Yechury to overcome this tragedy,” Ramadoss tweeted.
PMK youth wing president Anbumani Ramadoss offered his condolences. “The demise of Ashish Yechury, the eldest son of CPI(M), general secretary Shri @SitaramYechury is heartbreaking. This is an unbearable loss to Comrade Yechury. I express my heartfelt condolences and sympathy to him,” Anbumani tweeted.