IANS | 24 Apr, 2024
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while addressing a
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election rally in Pusad town of Yavatmal
district in the blistering summer heat.
A video of the incident
went viral on social media, showing Nitin Gadkari stumbling and almost
falling but was helped by his aides around the stage.
They helped
carry him away and managed to revive him, after which he returned to the
stage after a while, said local eyewitnesses. Pusad recorded 39 degrees
Celsius on Wednesday.
Subsequently, Nitin Gadkari also posted on X
saying he was "absolutely healthy" and was leaving to address another
election rally at the next venue.
"I felt uncomfortable owing to
the heat during the rally in Pusad, Maharashtra. But now I am completely
healthy and leaving for Varud to attend the next meeting. Thank you for
your love and good wishes," the Union Minister said in a reassuring
tweet.
Nitin Gadkari, 66, was campaigning for the ruling
MahaYuti-Shiv Sena candidate Rajashri Hemant Patil who is contesting the
Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency, going to polls on April 26
(Friday).
Nitin Gadkari is also a candidate from the Nagpur LS constituency where he is aiming for a hat-trick.
