Madurai, April 6 -- Former Kerala Minister and Rajya Sabha member M A Baby was elected as the National General Secretary of the CPI(M) here on Sunday.

He was elected to the post which fell vacant following the death of veteran leader and comrade Sitaram Yechury.

Mr Baby was elected on the concluding day of the five-day 24th National Congress of the CPI(M) here today.

Seventy-year-old Baby had served as Rajya Sabha members from 1986 to 1998 and was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo,the highest decision- making body of the party. UNI GV 1615

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