Left not diminishing, it is rising: Sitaram Yechury

Dismissing the criticism that electoral loss of the Left in India amounts to a loss of support on the ground among the masses, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), party general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the party's ideology was growing and attracting the youth across the country.

"The Left is not diminishing, it is rising," Yechury said during his interaction at the India Today Conclave-East in Kolkata on Friday. Yechury said the CPI-M had a tangible strategy which was to present a "Left Democratic Secular" front.