Check | Was CPI(M) Leader Sitaram Yechury a Christian? No, Viral Claim Is False [Video]

We found that Yechury’s body was embalmed as it was supposed to be donated to AIIMS Delhi for medical research.

Published: 16 Sep 2024, 2:14 PM IST

An image showing people paying their respects to former Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is going viral on the internet to claim that the late leader was actually a Christian.

What have users said?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user shared the image with a caption that said, “Name: Sitaram Yechuri. Religion: Christian. Imagine how many people he had fooled with his Hindu name while being a rice bag all along.”

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

The post had garnered significant viewership of over ten lakh views. More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: While Yechury was born into a Telugu speaking Brahmin family, he …