<p><strong>New Delhi:&nbsp;</strong>Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury's elder son, Ashish Yechury passes away due to COVID-19 in Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital early morning on Thursday.</p> <p>He was admitted to Holy Family hospital two weeks ago and was later shifted to Gurgaon.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">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.</p> &mdash; Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) <a href="https://twitter.com/SitaramYechury/status/1385058250597408769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #f80707;"><a style="color: #f80707;" href="https://ift.tt/3en9TUH Are You Not Waking Up?': Delhi High Court Slams Centre On Oxygen Shortage In Capital</a></span></strong></p> <p>According to media report, 35 year-old Ashish Yechury was a senior editor with a leading newspaper.&nbsp;</p> <p>Those close to the family told India Today, that 34-year-old Ashish Yechury had tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago and was admitted to Gurugram's Medanta Hospital. He had recently been recovering well from the disease, however, succumbed to the disease at 5.30 am on Thursday. He is survived by his wife Swati.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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