I Am Perfectly Well Now: P Chidambaram After Fainting Due To Heat In Ahmedabad

P Chidambaram had an episode of presyncope due to extreme heat and dehydration in Ahmedabad, following which he was rushed to the Zydus Hospital.

Congress leader P Chidambaram fainted due to heat in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

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Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who fainted due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, informed that all his tests are normal and he is perfectly well now.

He had suffered dehydration due to extreme heat.

"Because of extreme heat, I suffered dehydration. All tests are normal. I am perfectly well now. Thank you, all," he said in an update on his health in a social media post on X.

Because of extreme heat, I suffered dehydration.

All tests are normal. I am perfectly well now.

Thank you, all 🙏

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 8, 2025

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram had informed about his father P Chidambaram's health, saying that he had an episode of presyncope as a result of extreme heat and dehydration in Ahmedabad. He also said that the veteran Congress leader is under observation in Zydus Hospital and that doctors were reviewing his parameters, which are currently normal.

After fainting due to extreme heat, Chidambaram was rushed to the hospital by party workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had spoken to 

#WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Congress leader P Chidambaram fell unconscious due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram and was taken to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/CeMYLk1C25

— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2025

In a social media post on X, Karti Chidambaram said: "My father @PChidambaram_IN has been examined & investigated by a team of emergency physicians, cardiologists & neurologists, all current reports are within normal parameters. He is being kept overnight at Zydus Hospital Ahmedabad for observations. Thank you all for your wishes"  

"My father @PChidambaram_IN had an episode of presyncope due to extreme heat & dehydration in Ahmedabad & is under observation in Zydus Hospital. The doctors are reviewing his parameters which are currently normal, " he added.

The incident took place in Ahmedabad on Tuesday where Chidambaram had arrived for the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session.

The 84th National Convention of the AICC was held in Ahmedabad on April 8-9, marking its return to Gujarat after a 64-year gap.