Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is seeking re-election from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram constituency, has been injured in a freak accident while offering prayers at a temple in the state capital on Monday. He was weighing himself while doing thulabharam, a ritual popular in temples in the state, when the weighing balance came falling down, injuring Tharoor's head and legs. Tharoor received six stitches on his head. However, doctors said his condition is stable and Tharoor is out of danger.
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Tharoor was rushed to the General Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. Later he was taken to the Medical College in the city.
The two-time MP was offering prayers in the temple on account of Vishu, Kerala's harvest festival, which is being celebrated on Monday.
