CPI(M) Leader Sitaram Yechury Under Treatment at AIIMS for Respiratory Infection

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury is receiving treatment for a respiratory infection at AIIMS, Delhi. The 72-year-old leader was admitted on August 19 and is currently in the ICU. The hospital has not disclosed the exact nature of his ailment. Yechury recently underwent cataract surgery.

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury remains under medical care at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi due to a respiratory infection, a party source disclosed on Sunday.

The 72-year-old politician is being monitored in the intensive care unit (ICU), the source added.

Yechury was admitted to AIIMS on August 19 to treat a pneumonia-like chest infection, although the specific details of his condition have not been revealed by the hospital.

In a statement released on Saturday, the CPI(M) confirmed that a team of specialist doctors is overseeing his treatment for the respiratory infection.

Additionally, Yechury recently underwent cataract surgery.

(With inputs from agencies.)