Chennai, April 22 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, DMK President
M K Stalin and leaders of various political parties today consoled the death Ashish Yechury, son of CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury due to COVID in Delhi.

In a tweet, Mr Palaniswami said ‘I’m Extremely saddened by the devastating news.’ ‘May you find strength to endure the loss & grief as a parent. People of TamilNadu grieve with you, My deepest condolences and prayers for the family’, he said.

Mr Panneerselvam also took to twitter to offer his condolences. ‘I am deeply shocked and saddened by the news about the passing of Shri Ashish Yechury, the son of Mr.Sitaram Yechury, the Secretary General of CPI (Marxist) due to COVID19.”

‘My heartfelt condolences to his family members and friends in this hard time. Our prayers are with those bereaved hearts’, he added. Mr Stalin, in a tweet, said ‘Deeply saddened and pained to hear about the loss of Ashish Yechury.”
“I offer my heartfelt condolences to Comrade Sitaram Yechury, his family and friends at this difficult time”, he said.

In a Twitter post, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu secretary K.Balakrishnan expressed shock over the news and extended his condolences. Leaders of various political parties, including MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, also condoled the death of Asish Yechury.(UNI)