'Salaam Tovarish': Jairam Ramesh bids adieu to Yechury

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh condoled the passing away of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and said he was an "unrepentant Marxist with a pragmatic streak, a pillar of the CPI(M), and a superb Parliamentarian".

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "Sitaram Yechury - a very fine human being, a multilingual bibliophile, an unrepentant Marxist with a pragmatic streak, a pillar of the CPM, and a superb Parliamentarian with a wonderful wit and sense of humour - is most sadly no more." "Our association stretched over three decades, and we collaborated closely at different occasions. He had friends across the political spectrum and was admired for the strength of his convictions and for his most engaging personality," Ramesh said.

"Salaam Tovarish (comrade). You have left us much too early but you enriched public life immeasurably and will not be forgotten," Ramesh said.