Aap Ki Adalat: Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor, who appeared on India TV’s most iconic show – Aap Ki Adalat, spoke at length about his relationship with his wife Sunanda Pushkar, who was “mysteriously murdered” in a hotel in 2014. ” had died. The questions from India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma described the death of his “beloved” wife as “painful” as he had to go from door to door to prove her innocence.
Notably, Pushkar, a prominent face in Delhi circles, was found dead in a luxury hotel suite on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying at the hotel as Tharoor’s official bungalow was being renovated at the time. Initially, Tharoor was charged under IPC provisions related to cruelty and abetment to suicide, but he was not arrested in this case. Later, he was absolved of all charges, including abetment to suicide, by a Delhi trial court in 2021.
Tharoor told India TV, “I never speak about politicians personally, but I have two or three persons in mind, whom I will never forgive. They knew it was a lie, and yet they lied.” Continued to speak. Sorry is not possible.”
“It was a relationship of love”: Tharoor
Meanwhile, elaborating on his relationship with Pushkar, he said, “It was a relationship of love. Naturally. Look at the arrangement between a Kashmiri Pandit and a Keralite. We married after falling in love.” , But some people tried to make political use of it.” Because of her death I had to go to court for many years, and in the end, the judge dismissed the case saying “that’s all”.bakwas‘, there is no evidence of suicide, there is no evidence of murder. The judge discharged me saying there was no case. The matter must end.”
Shashi Tharoor said: “Imagine how one would feel. People who know me personally know that I cannot attack anyone. I have never even raised my hand on a child. His two brothers and only Son, everyone was with me and told me, we know this can’t happen. But outsiders, who never knew us, got a political opportunity. In the early days of our politics, someone’s personal life can be affected like this. It was never considered appropriate to attack or comment on Vajpayee’s life. No one used to comment on other politician’s personal life. Life. How many people knew about Vajpayee sahib’s personal life. They used to talk amongst themselves but not the media. Never used to. But I think our culture has changed nowadays, and that too for the worse.
Pushkar was mentally ill: Tharoor
On alleged differences with Sunanda Pushkar before her death, Tharoor said, “If you read her tweets, you would know, it was not like that. She had some mental issues. One day, she would write a loving tweet and the next day , anything else. She was never a bad girl, she was mentally ill. (She was not a bad girl at all, a beamer girl.) There should be some sympathy for her. I said in Parliament, when mental health The bill was brought, that you can offer sympathy for a person whose leg is broken, but there is no sympathy for a person who is mentally broken. It is very sad.
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