On the afternoon of Tuesday Union Minister Nitin Gadkari fainted while speaking at an election rally in Yavatmal, Maharashtra.
Fortunately, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader received treatment and was able to get up back on stage and continue his speech.
Shortly after completing his speech, Mr Gadkari posted on X (formerly Twitter). ‘I felt discomfort due to the heat at the rally in Pusad, Maharashtra. But now I am completely healthy, and am leaving for Varud to attend the next meeting. Thank you for your love and good wishes.”
A disturbing video of the incident which was streamed live on X (formerly Twitter), including by his own account showed Nitin Gadkari being carried away by those on stage, many of them rushed to form a shield around the BJP leader to give him, and those treating him, some privacy.
Notably, Gadkari fought the first phase of the Lok Sabha election as the candidate from Nagpur, a seat he won in 2014 and 2019.
He was campaigning for Rajashree Patil, who is from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction of the Shiv Sena and is the ruling Mahayuti alliance’s pick for Yavatmal-Washim.
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