For this episode, I sat down with Sitaram Yechury, Secretary-General of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), wearing a 'borrowed' safari suit and chilled with him over lunch.

We discussed his thoughts on political violence in India, the time he was put behind bars (not just once), his thoughts on China and press freedom, what is his idea of Godmen and the attraction that Indians have towards them.

Not just that, we also discussed the time he met Fidel Castro, or when he marched with more than 500 students of JNU to Indira Gandhi's house. Presenting you the latest episode of Unfiltered by Samdish ft. Sitaram Yechury. #fullcomradevibes

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00:00 - 01:15 Precap
01:15 - 01:58 Samdish's Royal Entry
01:58 - 02:37 Meeting Yechury and Samdish's Sarkari Look
02:37 - 03:33 Naming of 'I.N.D.I.A' Alliance
03:33 - 04:57 Meeting Fidel Castro and young people in CPI(M)
04:57 - 10:04 JNU during the Emergency and Yechury opposing Indira Gandhi
10:04 - 13:00 Illusion/Reality of Left, wage issues of labourers, subsidies
13:00 - 14:32 Contemporary Culture Check and Social Media
14:32 - 17:12 Delhi Riots & Delhi Police, Political Violence in Bengal
17:12 - 19:09 Who should be the PM, Bhima Koregaon Case, Death of Stan Swamy
19:09 - 20:10 Yechury's jail time and the Iranian protest
20:10 - 22:29 Son's Death and Dealing with Grief
22:29 - 24:10 Melodies of nostalgia and Introducing Gulaabo
24:10 - 25:14 Yechury explains the Electoral Bonds
25:14 - 27:54 Yechury's family background & education
27:54 - 29:49 Insights on Lenin, Stalin, Hammurabi and Savarkar
30:21 - 32:22 When CPI(M) was offered the Prime Ministerial post
32:22 - 33:23 Order...Order...Order
33:23 - 35:06 Random chit chat
35:06 - 37:04 China, Press Freedom, India-China Border dispute
37:04 - 40:02 Problem with the Left, Idea of India, imposition of Hindi in the South
40:02 - 43:04 Rapid Fire with Yechury, corruption in politics, seat sharing
43:04 - 43:40 I.N.D.I.A's meetings
43:40 - 44:30 What if...
44:30 - 46:17 Honest Experience By Comrade Yechury
46:17 - 47:15 Gulaabo and Credits