Shashi Tharoor admitted to AIIMS

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New Delhi, Jan 18, 2014, (PTI): 57-year-old Tharoor was rushed to the hospital at around 3 AM after he complained of severe chest pain, anxiety and palpitation, sources at the AIIMS said.

 

Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, whose wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead last night, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he suffered a "cardiac condition" in the wee hours today.

57-year-old Tharoor was rushed to the hospital at around 3 AM after he complained of severe chest pain, anxiety and palpitation, sources at the AIIMS said.

The Union Minister was admitted to the ICU of the cardiothoracic centre of the AIIMS and a number of investigations including ECG have been carried out on him.

Doctors said he was brought to the hospital with a "cardiac condition" but he is stable now.

A team of doctors are monitoring him at the ICU, the sources said.

Sunanda, who was upset over an alleged extra-marital affair between her minister husband Tharoor and a Pakistani journalist, was found dead in a five-star hotel room last night.

The body of 52-year-old Pushkar, a woman entrepreneur who married Tharoor in August 2010, was found in mysterious circumstances in luxury Leela Palace hotel in South Delhi.
Police sources speaking on condition of anonymity said they suspect it could be a case of suicide.

Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat had said inquest proceedings have been initiated by the sub-divisional magistrate of the area. Any death within seven years of marriage is legally required to be investigated by the sub-divisional magistrate.

Pushkar and Tharoor were at the centre of a raging controversy in the last two days when reports emerged that she was upset over reported text and tweet messages between her husband and Mehr Tarar, Pakistani journalist.


Will go smiling: Sunanda tweeted

 

 "Joh hona hota hai woh hokay rahega. Hastay huay jayengey (whatever is destined to happen will happen. Will go smiling)", were among the last tweets posted by Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, who was found dead in a five-star hotel room on Friday evening.

This week saw the high-profile couple engulfed in controversy after Mrs Tharoor said she suspected her husband was having an affair with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar. But on Thursday, in a statement sent to the press, the couple said "happily married" and "intend to stay that way."

Sunanda, 52, tweeted at 5.27 am, "a close frn of mine got so made she did it but as v Hindus says joh hona hota hai woh hokay rakkha ga. (sic)"

This was followed by another tweet three minutes later in which she replied to someone enquiring about her health. "will try, got so many issues diagnosed in KIMS (Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences) that now who knows when I got 2 go with joy hastay huey jayengey. (sic)"