Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat | |
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Prakash Karat | |
| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 10 January 1992 – 6 April 2025 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 11 April 2005 – 19 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Harkishan Singh Surjeet |
| Succeeded by | Sitaram Yechury |
| Interim Coordinator, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 29 September 2024 – 6 April 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1948 |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Radhika Roy (sister-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Madras University of Edinburgh Jawaharlal Nehru University |
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Prakash Karat (born 7 February 1948) is an Indian Communist politician. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015. He served as interim coordinator of CPI(M) after the death of incumbent General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.