Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was hospitalized on Monday after he sustained head injuries during the ‘Thulabharam’ ritual.
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Congress stalwart politician Shashi Tharoor was injured while performing ‘Thulabharam’ ritual at a Trivandrum temple on Monday.
Thulabharam is a ritual in which a person sits on a balance scale against a heap of offerings such as flowers and fruits, equal to the devotee’s weight.
It was while performing this ritual he fell down and got head injuries.
Image Source: Shashi Tharoor/Twitter
Tharoor, who was touched by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit tweeted a picture of her visiting him early Tuesday morning and wrote:
“Touched by the gesture of @nsitharaman, who dropped by today morning to visit me in the hospital, amid her hectic electioneering in Kerala. Civility is a rare virtue in Indian politics – great to see her practice it by example!”
The Congress leader also received a call from Left Democratic Front (LDF) leader C Divakaran who had reassuring words for him.
Tharoor tweeted:
“Very gracious of my LDF rival C.Divakaran to call this morning to express concern about my well-being. Said he had spoken to the Hospital Superintendent to assure himself I would be ok. “Don’t be demoralized”, he added. I’m not: I’m more determined than ever to see this through!”
Sources reported that doctors have declared Tharoor “out of danger”. However, he has 6 stitches on his head.
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