New Delhi, April 22:

CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s son Ashish passed away on Thursday morning due to COVID-19. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurugram. 

“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 tweeted.