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	'''Sitaram Yechury''' (born 12 August 1952) is an Indian politician and a leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170430/jsp/7days/story_148985.jsp#.WQVlefrj47A.twitter\|title=Whatever Happened, Comrades?\|date=2017-04-30\|work=The Telegraph, Calcutta\|access-date=2017-09-22\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] ~~and was~~ the party~~'s Parliamentary group leader~~.<ref name="Biography of Sitaram Yechuri">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.winentrance.com/general_knowledge/sitaram-yechuri.html \|title=Biography of Sitaram Yechuri \|website=winentrance.com\|date=14 March 2011 }}</ref>		'''Sitaram Yechury''' (born 12 August 1952) is an Indian politician and a leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170430/jsp/7days/story_148985.jsp#.WQVlefrj47A.twitter\|title=Whatever Happened, Comrades?\|date=2017-04-30\|work=The Telegraph, Calcutta\|access-date=2017-09-22\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], the largest communist party of India.<ref name="Biography of Sitaram Yechuri">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.winentrance.com/general_knowledge/sitaram-yechuri.html \|title=Biography of Sitaram Yechuri \|website=winentrance.com\|date=14 March 2011 }}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Yechury is married to journalist Seema Chisti, formerly the Delhi editor of BBC Hindi Service. She was the Resident Editor of [[Indian Express]], Delhi. He was married before, to [[Vina Mazumdar]]'s daughter and has a daughter and a son from this marriage.<ref>Akshay Mukul (23 June 2010). [http://www.timesofindia.com/life-style/people/Vina-Mazumdar-the-fighter/articleshow/6014253.cms "Vina Mazumdar, the fighter"]. ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> His daughter, Akhila Yechury, is a major in history and teaches at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and [[University of St. Andrews]].<ref name=Mukul/><ref>[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/staff/akhilayechury.html "Dr Akhila Yechury: BA (Hons.), MA (Delhi), M.Phil (JNU), PhD (Cantab)"]. University of St. Andrews. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> [[Mohan Kanda]] IAS, former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, is Yechury's maternal uncle.<ref name=SSYechury/>		Yechury is married to journalist Seema Chisti, formerly the Delhi editor of BBC Hindi Service. She was the Resident Editor of [[Indian Express]], Delhi. Yechury said in a [[ScoopWhoop]] episode that his wife financially sustains him.<ref>{{Citation\|title=Off The Record Ep. 06 ft, Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, CPI(M)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5URqXwco1E?t=188\|pages=3:08\|language=en\|quote=Luckilly my wife [financially] sustains me\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> He was married before, to [[Vina Mazumdar]]'s daughter and has a daughter and a son from this marriage.<ref>Akshay Mukul (23 June 2010). [http://www.timesofindia.com/life-style/people/Vina-Mazumdar-the-fighter/articleshow/6014253.cms "Vina Mazumdar, the fighter"]. ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> His daughter, Akhila Yechury, is a major in history and teaches at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and [[University of St. Andrews]].<ref name=Mukul/><ref>[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/staff/akhilayechury.html "Dr Akhila Yechury: BA (Hons.), MA (Delhi), M.Phil (JNU), PhD (Cantab)"]. University of St. Andrews. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> [[Mohan Kanda]] IAS, former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, is Yechury's maternal uncle.<ref name=SSYechury/>

	His son Ashish Yechury ~~passed away~~ on 22 April 2021 due to [[COVID-19]], he was 34.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish dies of Covid-19 in Gurugram hospital - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sitaram-yechurys-son-dies-of-covid-19-in-gurugram-hospital/articleshow/82191001.cms\|access-date=2021-04-23\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>		His son Ashish Yechury died on 22 April 2021 due to [[COVID-19]], he was 34.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish dies of Covid-19 in Gurugram hospital - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sitaram-yechurys-son-dies-of-covid-19-in-gurugram-hospital/articleshow/82191001.cms\|access-date=2021-04-23\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~=== Role in [[2020 Delhi riots]] ===~~
	On 12 September 2020, he along with [[Yogendra Yadav]] and others was named in the supplementary chargesheet by [[Delhi Police]] for their alleged role in [[2020 Delhi riots]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title='Politics of BJP's Leadership': Yechury, Others Hit Out at Riots Probe, Delhi Police Responds\|url=https://thewire.in/rights/delhi-police-riots-sitaram-yechury\|access-date=2020-09-13\|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2020-09-12\|title=Police link Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav to Delhi riots\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/police-link-sitaram-yechury-yogendra-yadav-to-delhi-riots/article32590263.ece\|access-date=2020-09-13\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> over which Yechury responded that BJP was misusing its power to target the opposition.<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=DelhiSeptember 13\|first1=India Today Web Desk New\|last2=September 13\|first2=2020UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=2020 15:48\|title=BJP misusing power to target Opposition: Sitaram Yechury hits out at Centre over Delhi riots chargesheet\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-misusing-power-target-opposition-sitaram-yechury-hits-out-centre-delhi-riots-chargesheet-1721317-2020-09-13\|access-date=2020-09-13\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		On 12 September 2020, he along with [[Yogendra Yadav]] and others was named in the supplementary chargesheet by [[Delhi Police]] for their alleged role in [[2020 Delhi riots]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title='Politics of BJP's Leadership': Yechury, Others Hit Out at Riots Probe, Delhi Police Responds\|url=https://thewire.in/rights/delhi-police-riots-sitaram-yechury\|access-date=2020-09-13\|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2020-09-12\|title=Police link Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav to Delhi riots\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/police-link-sitaram-yechury-yogendra-yadav-to-delhi-riots/article32590263.ece\|access-date=2020-09-13\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> over which Yechury responded that BJP was misusing its power to target the opposition.<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=DelhiSeptember 13\|first1=India Today Web Desk New\|last2=September 13\|first2=2020UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=2020 15:48\|title=BJP misusing power to target Opposition: Sitaram Yechury hits out at Centre over Delhi riots chargesheet\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-misusing-power-target-opposition-sitaram-yechury-hits-out-centre-delhi-riots-chargesheet-1721317-2020-09-13\|access-date=2020-09-13\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

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| successor1 = [[Shanta Chhetri]]
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'''Sitaram Yechury''' (born 12 August 1952) is an Indian politician and a leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170430/jsp/7days/story_148985.jsp#.WQVlefrj47A.twitter|title=Whatever Happened, Comrades?|date=2017-04-30|work=The Telegraph, Calcutta|access-date=2017-09-22|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and was the party's Parliamentary group leader.<ref name="Biography of Sitaram Yechuri">{{Cite web |url=http://www.winentrance.com/general_knowledge/sitaram-yechuri.html |title=Biography of Sitaram Yechuri |website=winentrance.com|date=14 March 2011 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Sitaram Yechury was born on 12 August 1952 in an Andhra [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Brahmin]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramachandran|first=Rajesh|title=Sitaram Yechury: A fine combination of pleasant personality, interpersonal skills & flair for negotiation|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sitaram-yechury-a-fine-combination-of-pleasant-personality-interpersonal-skills-flair-for-negotiation/articleshow/46981752.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-09-13}}</ref> family of [[Madras]] (Chennai).<ref name=SRY1>{{cite news|title=Sitaram Yechury: Suave, Soft-Spoken and Dynamic|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sitaram-yechury-suave-soft-spoken-and-dynamic-756280|access-date=19 April 2015|agency=NDTV|date=19 April 2015}}</ref> His father Sarveswara Somayajula Yechury was an engineer in the [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]].<ref name=SSYechury>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ss-yechury-memorial-office-building-opened/article2291622.ece "S.S. Yechury memorial office building opened"]. ''The Hindu''. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> His mother Kalpakam Yechury was a government officer.<ref name=Mukul>Akshaya Mukul (21 April 2015). [http://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/1969-telangana-agitation-brought-sitaram-yechury-to-delhi/articleshow/46984164.cms "1969 Telangana agitation brought Sitaram Yechury to Delhi"]. ''Economic Times''. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> He grew up in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and studied at [[All Saints High School (Hyderabad)|All Saints High School, Hyderabad]] till his tenth standard.<ref>K. Venkateshwarlu (19 November 2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100520231435/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/10/stories/2005111017220200.htm "All Saints High School in select group"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.</ref> The [[1969 Telangana Agitation|Telangana agitation of 1969]] brought him to Delhi.<ref name=Mukul/> He joined Presidents Estate School, [[New Delhi]] and achieved the All-India first rank in the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] Higher Secondary Examination. Subsequently, he studied B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1989|title=Detailed Profile - Shri Sitaram Yechury - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India|work=india.gov.in}}</ref> and M.A. in Economics, from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU), achieving first class in both. He joined the JNU for a Ph.D. in Economics,<ref name="Biography of Sitaram Yechuri" /> which was aborted with his arrest during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]].

==Political career==
Yechury joined the [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI) in 1974. A year later, he joined the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

Yechury was arrested in 1975 during [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]] while he was still a student at JNU. He went underground for some time, organising resistance to the Emergency, before his arrest. After the Emergency, he was elected as the President of the JNU Students' Union thrice during one year (1977–78).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpim.org/content/sitaram-yechury|title=Sitaram Yechury - Communist Party of India|website=Communist Party of India|access-date=2019-09-20|date=28 August 2009}}</ref> Yechury, along with Prakash Karat, was instrumental in creating an impregnable leftist bastion at JNU.<ref name=Pillai/>

In 1978, Yechury was elected as All-India Joint Secretary of SFI, and went on to become the All India President of SFI. He was the first president of SFI who was not from Kerala or Bengal.<ref name=Mukul/> In 1984, he was elected to the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. In 1985, the party constitution was modified and a five-man central secretariat was elected, consisting of younger stalwarts - him, [[Prakash Karat]], [[Sunil Moitra]], [[P. Ramachandran]] and [[S. Ramachandran Pillai]] - to work under the direction and control of the politburo.<ref name=Pillai>Sreedhar Pillai (31 January 1989). [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/13th-party-congress-of-cpim-in-trivandrum-one-of-the-most-significant-in-its-history/1/323066.html "Vote for continuity: 13th party congress of CPI(M) in Trivandrum one of the most significant in its history"]. ''India Today''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.</ref> He left the SFI in 1986. He was then elected to the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Politburo]] at the Fourteenth Congress in 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpimkerala.org/eng/conferences-6.php?n=1 |title=Party Congress |publisher=Cpimkerala.org |access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref> and as the fifth General Secretary of CPI(M) at the party's 21st party Congress in [[Visakhapatnam]] on 19 April 2015. He and politburo member [[S. Ramachandran Pillai]] were the frontrunners for the post but the former was unanimously chosen after Pillai chose to withdraw.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshua|first=Anita|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yechury-set-to-become-next-cpim-general-secretary/article7118990.ece|title=Yechury is new CPI(M) chief|date=2015-04-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He succeeded [[Prakash Karat]], who had held the post for three consecutive terms, from 2005 to 2015. He was again re-elected as General Secretary of CPI(M) at the 22nd Party Congress held at Hyderabad during 18 April 2018 to 22 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/apr/22/sitaram-yechury-re-elected-as-cpim-general-secretary-1804905.html |title = Sitaram Yechury re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary}}</ref>

Yechury is considered to uphold the coalition-building legacy of former general secretary [[Harkishan Singh Surjeet]]. He worked with [[P. Chidambaram]] to draft the [[common minimum programme]] for the [[United Front (India)|United Front]] government in 1996 and had actively pursued the coalition-building process during the formation of the [[United Progressive Alliance]] government in 2004.<ref name=Ramachandran>Rajesh Ramachandran (20 April 2015). [http://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sitaram-yechury-a-fine-combination-of-pleasant-personality-interpersonal-skills-flair-for-negotiation/articleshow/46981752.cms "Sitaram Yechury: A fine combination of pleasant personality, interpersonal skills & flair for negotiation"]. ''Economic Times''. Retrieved 21 April 2015</ref><ref name=Joshua>Anita Joshua (19 April 2015). [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yechury-has-an-unenviable-task-on-hand/article7119531.ece/ "Yechury has an unenviable task on hand"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 21 April 2015</ref>

Yechury has headed the party's international department and the party used to depute him as fraternal delegate to the party conferences of most socialist countries. A prolific writer, he has authored many books and writes the fortnightly column ''Left Hand Drive'' for ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', a widely circulated daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=3b5fdfc7-66bb-428e-8948-e312d3dacba0Nucleardealimbroglio_Special&MatchID1=4574&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1147&PrimaryID=4574&Headline=N-deal+a+threat+to+sovereignty%3a+Yechury|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125144653/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=3b5fdfc7-66bb-428e-8948-e312d3dacba0Nucleardealimbroglio_Special&MatchID1=4574&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1147&PrimaryID=4574&Headline=N-deal+a+threat+to+sovereignty:+Yechury|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|work=Hindustan Times|title=Latest News, India, Cricket, Sports, Bollywood}}</ref> He has edited party's fortnightly newspaper ''[[People's Democracy (newspaper)|People's Democracy]]'' for the past 20 years.<ref name=PTI>Saubhadra Chatterji (19 April 2015). [http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sitaram-yechury-s-journey-from-an-activist-to-cpi-m-general-secretary/article1-1338881.aspx "From an activist to CPI-M general secretary: Sitaram Yechury's journey"]. ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.</ref>

===Role in Rajya Sabha===
Yechury was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[West Bengal]] in July 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/23/stories/2005082306871200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214042002/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/23/stories/2005082306871200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=National : Yechury, Brinda Karat take oath|date=23 August 2005}}</ref> He is known for bringing several popular issues to the notice of parliament and for raising questions on important issues. On blaming by the ruling party for frequent disruptions in parliament, he said that government cannot escape from its responsibility by blaming the opposition for frequent disruptions. He justifies disruptions in parliament by calling it a legitimate process in a democracy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-08/news/57838285_1_parliament-disruptions-sitaram-yechury-opposition-parties|title=Government can't blame Opposition for bedlam in Parliament: Sitaram Yechury|work=timesofindia-economictimes}}</ref>

During the negotiations for the [[Indo-US Nuclear Pact]], Yechury listed in the Rajya Sabha all the conditions that the CPM required of the agreement. After the [[Manmohan Singh]] government satisfied all the conditions, he was overruled by [[Prakash Karat]], who claimed that the agreement still violated the CPM's idea of "independent foreign policy". It is said that this left Yechury "displeased and helpless".<ref>{{cite book |last=Baru |first=Sanjaya |author-link=Sanjaya Baru |title=The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh |publisher=Penguin India |year=2014 |isbn=9789351186380 |pages=226–227|title-link=The Accidental Prime Minister }}</ref>

On 3 March 2015 during parliament session, Yechury moved an amendment to President [[Pranab Mukherjee]]'s address on the inaugural day of Parliament's budget session, which was passed by division of votes in [[Rajya Sabha]] which brought huge embarrassment to the Modi government. Parliamentary affairs minister [[Venkaiah Naidu]] stated that Yechury's concern had been noted and requested him to not go ahead with the amendment as this was not a convention. Yechury said normally he would accept such a request, but he was pressing for the amendment as the government left no choice as even after 14 hours of debate, opposition was denied opportunity to seek clarification on the Prime Minister's reply. This was the fourth time in Rajya Sabha's history that an amendment moved by the opposition to the motion of thanks to the President's address had been passed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-gets-amendment-passed-in-rajya-sabha-embarrassing-government/article6955737.ece|title=Opposition gets amendment passed in Rajya Sabha embarrassing government|date=2015-03-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/president-speech-rajya-sabha-amends-modi-government/1/422077.html|title=Embarrassment for Modi: Rajya Sabha amends note on President's speech|work=intoday.in}}</ref>

===Views on United States===
Yechury is a staunch critic of US foreign policy. He also criticised the visit of the US president [[Barack Obama]] on [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]].<ref name=Zeenews>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/yechury-criticises-govt-for-inviting-obama-on-republic-day_1530033.html|title=Yechury criticises govt for inviting Obama on Republic Day|work=Zee News|date=14 January 2015}}</ref>

While blaming the US for rise of Islamic fundamentalism he said, "US military interventions in West Asia have created a situation of complete uncertainty. The military interventions have always given birth to the rise of fundamentalism, which we see today in the menace that has been created by the ISIS. They have given birth to such tendencies."<ref name=Zeenews/>

He also blames the US for its hegemonic attitude, he said "Now, in their (US) quest for global hegemony, they are trying to capture the energy resources in the world. They are trying to control the entire process of the energy transfers or trade in the world. And for this reason, their military interventions has also continuing to deny the Palestinians their legitimate right to a homeland."<ref name=Zeenews/> He was also a staunch critic of abrogation of article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sitaram-yechury-sees-a-fascistic-project-in-kashmir/article29225607.ece |title = Sitaram Yechury sees a fascistic project in Kashmir|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 23 August 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yechury is married to journalist Seema Chisti, formerly the Delhi editor of BBC Hindi Service. She was the Resident Editor of [[Indian Express]], Delhi. He was married before, to [[Vina Mazumdar]]'s daughter and has a daughter and a son from this marriage.<ref>Akshay Mukul (23 June 2010). [http://www.timesofindia.com/life-style/people/Vina-Mazumdar-the-fighter/articleshow/6014253.cms "Vina Mazumdar, the fighter"]. ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> His daughter, Akhila Yechury, is a major in history and teaches at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and [[University of St. Andrews]].<ref name=Mukul/><ref>[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/staff/akhilayechury.html "Dr Akhila Yechury: BA (Hons.), MA (Delhi), M.Phil (JNU), PhD (Cantab)"]. University of St. Andrews. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref> [[Mohan Kanda]] IAS, former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, is Yechury's maternal uncle.<ref name=SSYechury/>

His son Ashish Yechury passed away on 22 April 2021 due to [[COVID-19]], he was 34.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish dies of Covid-19 in Gurugram hospital - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sitaram-yechurys-son-dies-of-covid-19-in-gurugram-hospital/articleshow/82191001.cms|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

=== Role in [[2020 Delhi riots]] ===
On 12 September 2020, he along with [[Yogendra Yadav]] and others was named in the supplementary chargesheet by [[Delhi Police]] for their alleged role in [[2020 Delhi riots]]<ref>{{Cite web|title='Politics of BJP's Leadership': Yechury, Others Hit Out at Riots Probe, Delhi Police Responds|url=https://thewire.in/rights/delhi-police-riots-sitaram-yechury|access-date=2020-09-13|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-09-12|title=Police link Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav to Delhi riots|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/police-link-sitaram-yechury-yogendra-yadav-to-delhi-riots/article32590263.ece|access-date=2020-09-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> over which Yechury responded that BJP was misusing its power to target the opposition.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiSeptember 13|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=September 13|first2=2020UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2020 15:48|title=BJP misusing power to target Opposition: Sitaram Yechury hits out at Centre over Delhi riots chargesheet|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-misusing-power-target-opposition-sitaram-yechury-hits-out-centre-delhi-riots-chargesheet-1721317-2020-09-13|access-date=2020-09-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Books==
Yechury has authored the following books:
* ''What is This Hindu Rashtra?: On Golwalkar's Fascistic Ideology and the Saffron Brigade's Practice'' (Frontline Publications, Hyderabad, 1993)
* ''Pseudo Hinduism Exposed: Saffron Brigade's Myths and Reality'' (Communist Party of India (Marxist), New Delhi, 1993)
* ''Caste and Class in Indian Politics Today'' (Prajasakti Book House, Hyderabad, 1997)
* ''Oil Pool Deficit Or Cesspool of Deceit'' (Communist Party of India (Marxist), New Delhi, 1997)
* ''Socialism in a Changing World'' (Prajasakti Book House, Hyderabad, 2008)
* Left Hand Drive: Concrete Analysis of Concrete Conditions (Prajasakti Book House, Hyderabad, 2012)
* ''Modi Government: New Surge of Communalism'' (Prajasakti Book House, Hyderabad, 2014)
* ''Communalism vs. Secularism''
* ''Ghrina Ki Rajniti'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2006) (in Hindi)

Yechury has edited the following books:
* ''People's Diary of Freedom Struggle'' (Communist Party of India (Marxist), New Delhi, 2008)
* ''The Great Revolt A Left Appraisal'' (Communist Party of India (Marxist), New Delhi)
* ''Global Economic Crisis: A Marxist Perspective''

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150419053340/http://www.hindustantimes.com/comment/SitaramYechury/lid.aspx Yechury's column in ''Hindustan Times'']

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