Gadkari faints on stage, says he felt suffocated
TNN | Dec 8, 2018, 01.28 AM IST
NASHIK: Senior BJP leader and minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday fainted at a public function before recovering and continuing with his travel plans to Shirdi and Nagpur after a medical check-up.
Gadkari later told the media that he had fainted due to suffocation and heat on stage because of the heavy robes he was wearing at a university function at Ahmednagar. It was earlier felt that his sugar levels had dipped, but this was not the case, the minister said.
The minister gave his colleagues and sympathisers a scare as he sank to his seat. His office sources said he began to feel unwell as the National Anthem was to be played and was given some chocolate. As he rose thereafter, he fainted, falling back into his seat.
The visual of a staggering Gadkari, who pursues a punishing schedule, made for dramatic TV footage but he recovered quickly and maintained his schedule after being examined by doctors who were part of the ministerial entourage.
“My sugar level and BP is absolutely normal. It was a closed hall and due to the crowd and heat, I started feeling uncomfortable. Heavy convocation attire added into my discomfort and I fell down. However, now, I am absolutely all right. Available doctors at the venue immediately provided necessary treatment to me,” he said.
The Union surface transport ministser was in Rahuri to attend the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth on Friday when he fainted with Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao standing beside him.
Suspecting that Gadkari, who successfully underwent a weight- loss surgery, might have fainted due to drop of sugar level, doctors first offered him chocolates and water. But the minister fainted again during the singing of the National Anthem.
He recovered fast and, after a few minutes, walked up to the convoy ambulance without any help. Doctors conducted necessary check-up in the ambulance. The check-ups revealed that all health parameters such as sugar and blood pressure were normal and Gadkari’s fall had to do with the uneasiness he felt due to heat and suffocation at the venue.
With an all-clear from doctors, the minister went ahead with the rest of schedule. He had his lunch in Rahuri and went to Shirdi in a chopper. After landing in Shirdi, Gadkari visited the Sai Baba temple and addressed a short press conference there.
Gadkari left for Nagpur in a special aircraft. In Nagpur, he was to inaugurate the Khasdar Culture Festival, a week-long cultural festival organized by him.
Sources at the agriculture university at Rahuri told TOI that Gadkari attended the entire convocation function for more than an hour. He started feeling uncomfortable only at the end of the function.
TNN | Dec 8, 2018, 01.28 AM IST
NASHIK: Senior BJP leader and minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday fainted at a public function before recovering and continuing with his travel plans to Shirdi and Nagpur after a medical check-up.
Gadkari later told the media that he had fainted due to suffocation and heat on stage because of the heavy robes he was wearing at a university function at Ahmednagar. It was earlier felt that his sugar levels had dipped, but this was not the case, the minister said.
The minister gave his colleagues and sympathisers a scare as he sank to his seat. His office sources said he began to feel unwell as the National Anthem was to be played and was given some chocolate. As he rose thereafter, he fainted, falling back into his seat.
The visual of a staggering Gadkari, who pursues a punishing schedule, made for dramatic TV footage but he recovered quickly and maintained his schedule after being examined by doctors who were part of the ministerial entourage.
“My sugar level and BP is absolutely normal. It was a closed hall and due to the crowd and heat, I started feeling uncomfortable. Heavy convocation attire added into my discomfort and I fell down. However, now, I am absolutely all right. Available doctors at the venue immediately provided necessary treatment to me,” he said.
The Union surface transport ministser was in Rahuri to attend the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth on Friday when he fainted with Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao standing beside him.
Suspecting that Gadkari, who successfully underwent a weight- loss surgery, might have fainted due to drop of sugar level, doctors first offered him chocolates and water. But the minister fainted again during the singing of the National Anthem.
He recovered fast and, after a few minutes, walked up to the convoy ambulance without any help. Doctors conducted necessary check-up in the ambulance. The check-ups revealed that all health parameters such as sugar and blood pressure were normal and Gadkari’s fall had to do with the uneasiness he felt due to heat and suffocation at the venue.
With an all-clear from doctors, the minister went ahead with the rest of schedule. He had his lunch in Rahuri and went to Shirdi in a chopper. After landing in Shirdi, Gadkari visited the Sai Baba temple and addressed a short press conference there.
Gadkari left for Nagpur in a special aircraft. In Nagpur, he was to inaugurate the Khasdar Culture Festival, a week-long cultural festival organized by him.
Sources at the agriculture university at Rahuri told TOI that Gadkari attended the entire convocation function for more than an hour. He started feeling uncomfortable only at the end of the function.
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