Sunanda Pushkar's son gives clean chit to Shashi Tharoor

January 22, 2014

Bangalore, Jan 22: Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon issued a statement on Tuesday ruling out foul play and gave a clean chit to his step father and Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.

Stating that Sunanda was too strong to commit suicide, the note added that her death was an "unfortunate mix of stress, tension and wrong medication." It further stated: "Her death was peaceful, she passed in her sleep."

On Tuesday, the subdivisional magistrate (SDM), who is heading the inquest, had said that Sunanda has died of poisoning and asked the police to probe the cause of poisoning, including the murder/suicide angle.

Shiv Menon's note said Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor were "very much in love, despite occasional differences which they overcame."

"I also do not believe that Shashi was capable of physically harming her, let alone the speculation that he could have taken her life," it stated.

The media speculation on his mother's death had devastated him and prompted him to speak out, the note said.

"I think there has been enough attention drawn towards her life - let her at least rest in her passing," Menon said.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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