CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his elder son Ashish passed away due to COVID-19 on Thursday morning
Published: 22 Apr 2021, 8:28 AM IST
Ashish, who would have turned 35 on June 9, was recovering well at Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital, people close to the family added, describing his sudden death at 5.30 am after a two-week battle with the disease 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," Yechury said on Twitter.
Published: 22 Apr 2021, 8:28 AM IST
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Published: 22 Apr 2021, 8:28 AM IST