[15] He was elected for a third term as General Secretary of CPI(M) at the 23rd Party Congress held at Kannur, Kerala in April 2022.

[16] Yechury was considered to uphold the coalition-building legacy of former general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

[19] A prolific writer, he authored many books and wrote the fortnightly column Left Hand Drive for Hindustan Times, a widely circulated daily.

[23] During the negotiations for the Indo-US Nuclear Pact, Yechury listed in the Rajya Sabha all the conditions that the CPM required of the agreement.

After the Manmohan Singh government satisfied all the conditions, he was overruled by Prakash Karat, who claimed that the agreement still violated the CPM's idea of independent foreign policy.

Parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu stated that Yechury's concern had been noted and requested him to not go ahead with the amendment as this was not a convention.

Yechury said normally he would accept such a request, but he was pressing for the amendment as the government left no choice as even after 14 hours of debate, opposition was denied opportunity to seek clarification on the Prime Minister's reply.

This was the fourth time in Rajya Sabha's history that an amendment moved by the opposition to the motion of thanks to the President's address had been passed.

He also criticised the visit of the US president Barack Obama as the chief guest of the 2015 Republic Day parade.

[27] While blaming the US for rise of Islamic fundamentalism he said US military interventions in West Asia have created a situation of complete uncertainty.

[27]He also blamed the US for its hegemonic attitude; he said Now, in their (US) quest for global hegemony, they are trying to capture the energy resources in the world.

[36] Mohan Kanda IAS, former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, is Yechury's maternal uncle.

[3] Yechury was admitted to the department of emergency medicine at AIIMS Delhi on 19 August 2024 and was put on respiratory support after his condition turned critical in September, according to a statement by the CPI(M).