CPI to witness change of guard next month: General secretary Sudhakar Reddy to step down on health grounds after helming party for 7 years

Reddy, who assumed charge of CPI's top post on 31 March, 2012, and was serving a third term scheduled to end in 2021, is firm on announcing his "retirement" at the national council meeting to be held in Delhi on 20 July, they said.