Vice president condoles death of Sitaram Yechury’s son due to COVID-19

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday condoled the demise of CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury's son due to COVID-19.

Ashish Yechury died of COVID-19 this morning at a Gurgaon hospital.

''Deeply shocked and anguished by the untimely passing away of Ashish Yechury, son of Shri Sitaram Yechury due to COVID-19,'' the vice president secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu.

''My heartfelt condolences to Shri Sitaram Yechury garu and all other family members in this hour of grief,'' Naidu said. Ashish, the 35-year-old son of the CPI(M) general secretary, died after a two-week battle with coronavirus.