All Tests Are Normal, I Am Completely Fine Now: P. Chidambaram

New Delhi:

Congress leader P. Chidambaram, who fainted due to the heat at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, has informed that all his medical tests are normal and he is now perfectly well. He attributed the incident to dehydration caused by the extreme heat.

Because of extreme heat, I suffered dehydration. All tests are normal. I am perfectly well now. Thank you, all 🙏

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 8, 2025

“Because of extreme heat, I suffered dehydration. All tests are normal. I am perfectly well now. Thank you, all,” he said in an update on his health in a social media post on X.

Earlier, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram stated that his father, P. Chidambaram, had experienced an episode of presyncope due to the extreme heat and dehydration in Ahmedabad and was under observation at Zydus Hospital. He mentioned that doctors were reviewing his parameters, which were currently normal.

In a social media post on X, Karti Chidambaram wrote, “My father @PChidambaram_IN has been examined & investigated by a team of emergency physicians, cardiologists & neurologists. All current reports are within normal parameters. He is being kept overnight at Zydus Hospital Ahmedabad for observation. Thank you all for your wishes.”

He added, “My father @PChidambaram_IN had an episode of presyncope due to extreme heat & dehydration in Ahmedabad & is under observation in Zydus Hospital. The doctors are reviewing his parameters, which are currently normal.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Chidambaram had arrived in Ahmedabad for the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session.

The 84th National Convention of the AICC was held in Ahmedabad on April 8-9, marking its return to Gujarat after a 64-year gap.

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