Fri Sep 13 16:58:06 UTC 2024: ## Left Parties Hold Silent Procession in Thoothukudi to Honor Late CPI(M) Leader Sitaram Yechury
**Thoothukudi, September 13, 2024:** Members of the Left parties and their allies held a silent procession in Thoothukudi on Friday to pay their respects to veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away in New Delhi on Thursday.
The procession, which started at Palayamkottai, saw participants carrying portraits of Yechury and condolence banners. In Thoothukudi, the procession marched from Rajaji Park to the Old Bus-Stand, where participants offered floral tributes to the departed leader’s portrait.
Prominent figures from various parties participated in the event, including CPI (M) district secretary K.P. Arumugam, Ottapidaram MLA M.C. Shanmugaiah, DMK Thoothukudi town secretary Anantha Sekaran, Congress president C.S. Muralidharan, and CPI district secretary Karumban.
Similar tributes were also paid in Vilathikulam, where MLA G.V. Markandeyan, Vilathikulam DMK town secretary Velusamy, town panchayat president Surya Ayyanraj, CPI (M) district executive committee member Bhuviraj, and taluk secretary Jothi offered floral tributes to a portrait of Yechury placed near the bus stand.
The processions were a somber demonstration of the widespread grief and respect felt for the late leader, who played a significant role in Indian politics for decades.
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