Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was hospitalized on Monday after he sustained head injuries during the ‘Thulabharam’ ritual.

Shashi Tharoor in hospital on Monday.
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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.

Thiruvananthapuram candidate and Congress senior leader Shashi Tharoor, who is currently recovering at a city hospital got a surprise visit by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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.

Stay tuned for more updates!