Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 22: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s eldest son Ashish Yechury passed away due to COVID-19 on Thursday April 22.

Ashish was infected with Coronavirus and was under treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. Initially, he was hospitalised at Holy Family Hospital two weeks back and later shifted to Gurgaon. He was a senior copy editor, working with a leading newspaper in New Delhi.

Ashish Yechury

Making the announcement on Twitter, Yechury thanked all those who gave them hope and treated him.

"It is with great sadness that I have to inform you 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," said Yechury.

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