CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is in a “critical” condition and has been put on respiratory support at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
The 72-year-old leader has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and is being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection, the party said in a statement, PTI reported.
“A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is closely monitoring his condition, which is critical at this time,” the party added.
Yechury was admitted to the hospital on August 19 for the treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection. However, in an update on August 31, the CPI(M) released a statement saying that Sitaram Yechury was being treated for a respiratory issue by a team of specialist doctors.
Yechury succeeded Prakash Karat as the general secretary of the CPM in 2015.
(With inputs from PTI)