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P Chidambaram Stable After Collapsing From Heat at Sabarmati Ashram

The Congress leader's health incident briefly disrupted the party's national convention in Ahmedabad, which resumed with other senior leaders continuing the schedule.

  • Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram collapsed due to extreme heat during the party's national convention visit to Sabarmati Ashram on April 8, 2025.
  • Ahmedabad's soaring temperatures and heatwave conditions were identified as contributing factors to the 78-year-old leader's medical emergency.
  • Eyewitnesses reported that Chidambaram appeared visibly uncomfortable before fainting and was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment.
  • Party officials confirmed that Chidambaram is now stable and remains under observation at the hospital.
  • Despite the brief disruption, the convention proceedings resumed with other senior Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi, continuing the planned events.
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