Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi last month and is currently on respiratory support, according to a statement from the party.

The CPI(M) announced that Yechury is being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection in the hospital’s intensive care unit. “He is on respiratory support, and his condition is critical at this time. A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is closely monitoring him,” the party said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

Yechury was initially admitted to the emergency department of AIIMS on August 19 after experiencing a high fever. A source cited by news agency PTI mentioned that he was hospitalized due to pneumonia, but there were no major concerns.

The CPI(M) leader had recently undergone cataract surgery. https://twitter.com/cpimspeak/status/1833390537514049942/photo/1