Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the......

'A Great Soul Of India'

He won two terms, which was a stunning feat for a leader who used his silence as the most vocal weapon to change the economy and lives of a billion people, asserts Tarun Vijay, former BJP MP and......

Don't paint JNU as anti-national: Sitaram Yechury to Rajnath

Leaders of Left parties and Janata Dal-United on Saturday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh demanding the release of Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar who......

Sitaram Yechury compares Sabarimala protests to Babri demolition

IMAGE: Protesters oppose the entry of women to the Sabarimala Temple. Photograph: PTI Photo Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday demanded to know why the......

Yechury predicts 'hike' in petrol prices

Fill up the tanks of your cars and scooters before the weekend before petrol prices shoot up.This was the advice of senior CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury, given jocularly, when he was asked about the......

Budget is for the rich: Yechury

Sitaram Yechury, senior leader of CPM, has described the Budget 2012-13 as the budget for the rich.He was speaking at a press conference in parliament complex in New Delhi."Concessions given in the......

Yechury outsources planning to IIM-A students

In a first-of-its-kind initiative undertaken by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), students from the institute have received the go-ahead from CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram......