1952: Born in Madras (now Chennai) on August 12, 1952, to Sarveswara and Kalpakam Yechury. He completed his schooling in Hyderabad.
1969: Shifted to Delhi as the Telangana protests spread in Andhra Pradesh. He studied Economics at Delhi University바카라™s St. Stephen바카라™s College and later pursued his master바카라™s degree at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
1974: Joined the Students바카라™ Federation of India (SFI), the Leftist student organisation.
1975: Became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)].
1975-1977: During the Emergency, Yechury organised resistance against the government. He is arrested in 1975.
1977-78: Elected thrice as JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students바카라™ Union) president.
1984: Elected All India President of SFI.
1985: Became a member of the Central Committee of CPI(M).
1989: Inducted in the Central Secretariat of the party.
1992: Elected to the Politburo, the highest body of the CPI(M).
2004: Worked on building the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which formed the government at the Centre.
2005: Elected to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. He served as a Rajya Sabha member for 15 years.
2015: Became general secretary of the CPI (M), succeeding Prakash Karat.
2018: Re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary for the second time.
2020-2021: He played a comrade for protesting farmers and migrants during Covid-19.
2022: Re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary for the third time.
2023: Played a crucial role in the formation of the INDIA alliance of opposition parties.
September 12, 2024: Sitaram Yechury passes away at the age of 72 due to acute respiratory tract infection.
He is survived by his wife, Seema Chisti, and daughter, Akhila Yechury.
