Nirmala Sitharaman pays visit to injured Shashi Tharoor at hospital; Congress MP says "touched by gesture"

Sharing a picture with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who visited him at the hospital, Tharoor said he was touched by the gesture of Sitharam who took time from her hectic electioneering in Kerala to pay a visit to him.

Image tweeted by @ShashiTharoor

Tharoor got injured in an accident on Monday while he was performing rituals at the Gandhari Amman temple, where he was made to sit on a weighing balance, when a heavy iron hook fell over his head.

Sharing a picture with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who visited him at the hospital, Tharoor said he was touched by the gesture of Sitharam who took time from her hectic electioneering in Kerala to pay a visit to him.

He said his political opponent and CPI leader C Divakaran also called him to check upon his health.

New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who  met with an accident in Thiruvananthpuram on Monday while performing a religious ritual, tweeted on Tuesday to inform that he was touched by the visits of his political rivals at the hospital, he is undergoing treatment. Sharing a picture with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who visited him at the hospital, Tharoor said he was touched by the gesture of Sitharam who took time from her hectic electioneering in Kerala to pay a visit to him. "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!," Shashi Tharoor tweeted. He said his political opponent and CPI leader C Divakaran also called him to check upon his health. He 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 demoralised", he added. I'm not: I'm more determined than ever to see this through!"

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! pic.twitter.com/XqbLf1iCR5

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 16, 2019

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 demoralised”, he added. I’m not: I’m more determined than ever to see this through!

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 16, 2019

Grateful to Chief Minister @vijayanpinarayi for his solicitous call & concern. My wounds have brought out the best in Kerala’s too-often rancorous politics! Truly appreciate the comradeship and respect I have been privileged to receive as a result of this misfortune.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 16, 2019

Tharoor who is Congress’ Lok Sabha candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, got injured in an accident on Monday while he performing rituals at the Gandhari Amman temple, where he was made to sit on a weighing balance. Unfortunately, the chains of the balance broke and fell on his head. After his accident Tharoor tweeted: "A heavy iron hook fell on my head when a temple Thulabharam scale gave way. Lots of blood but no apparent other damage. Thank God it didn't hurt anyone around me - could have caused a very serious injury.” A heavy iron hook fell on my head when a temple Thulabharam scale gave way. Lots of blood but no apparent other damage. Thank God it didn’t hurt anyone around me — could have caused a very serious injury. pic.twitter.com/vM8Q5Vbvsi — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 15, 2019

Published at : 16 Apr 2019 10:55 PM (IST)

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