Overview

• 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.