Ashish Yechury breathed his last at Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital at 5.30 am after a two-week battle against Coronavirus.
Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has lost his elder son Ashish to Covid-19.
The 35-year-old was recovering well at Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital, family sources said, adding that his sudden death at 5.30 am after a two-week battle against Coronavirus has come as a shock.
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)
In a Twitter post, Yechury said: "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."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across the political spectrum offered their condolences.
Condolences to Shri Sitaram Yechury Ji and his family on the tragic and untimely demise of his son, Ashish. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)