Congress leader Shashi Tharoor received head injuries on Monday in a freak accident while offering prayers at a temple in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.
He was sitting on weighing scales at the temple as part of Thulabharam – a religious ritual in which offering equivalent to one’s weight is made to the deity – when it collapsed injuring his head.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP was rushed to a general hospital where he received six stitches on his head. Doctors said his condition was stable but he was advised rest.
#Visuals from Kerala: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has been injured while offering prayers at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram and has been shifted to General Hospital there. He has suffered injuries on his head and has received 6 stitches. Doctors says he is out of danger. pic.twitter.com/oWPYIDFo1D
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2019
Kerala is celebrating its new year Vishu on Monday and devotees often visit temples to offer prayers and Thulabharam on this day.
Tharoor, who is seeking a third term from Thiruvananthapuram, locked in a keen contest with BJP candidate and former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan. The southern state will go to poll on May 23.