Chidambaram fainted due to heat and fatigue on Tuesday when he was attending a prayer meeting along with other senior Congress leaders at the Sabaramati Ashram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given instructions to the Gujarat government to ensure that there is “no deficiency” in former finance minister P Chidambaram’s treatment. The senior Congress leader fainted on Tuesday while attending a prayer meeting at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
In a press release, the Gujarat BJP said, “When former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram came to Gujarat to participate in Congress party’s national convention, his health deteriorated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to know about the entire development”
“Although he is holding the post of Prime Minister, as a Gujarati considering it his responsibility without indulging into party politics that no guest who has come to Gujarat faces any difficulty; and in that regard, Union health minister J P Nadda was immediately telephoned and informed to consider ill health of P Chidambaram and to ensure that there is no deficiency in his treatment,” the press release added, as per The Indian Express.
Thereafter, Nadda dialled Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president C R Paatil and asked them to instruct state health minister Rushikesh Patel to make sure that no deficiency is there in the treatment of Chidambaram, the Gujarat BJP said.
Chidambaram faints at Congress event in Gujarat
The 79-year-old former finance minister likely fainted due to heat and fatigue after a busy day, PTI reported, citing sources. He was quickly taken to a hospital for medical attention. The incident happened as Congress leaders gathered at the Sabarmati Ashram for prayers. When Chidambaram collapsed, other leaders helped carry him to an ambulance.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Congress leader P Chidambaram fell unconscious due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram and was taken to a hospital.#Gujarat #PChidambaram pic.twitter.com/gMlnPiAxDI
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