Shashi Tharoor’s Political Future Uncertain

DEMISE// It’s been more than 10 days since Sunanda Pushkar, partner of junior HRD minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at The Leela in Delhi on Januray 17, 2014. Though Tharoor was given a clean chit in the death probe by both the investigating agency and family members, chiefly Sunanda’s son Shiv Menon, given the ‘sensitive’ nature, the mysterious case seems to be shuttling between different investigative departments. The autopsy report of Sunanda Pushkar was given to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Alok Sharma by AIIMS stating drug overdose may have caused her death. According to media reports, Delhi Police have said that Tharoor has been given a clean chit based on the testimony of a witness who saw Pushkar alive two hours after Tharoor had left the five-star hotel in Delhi where she found dead. The physical injuries (a dozen injury marks and a “deep teeth bite”) found on Mrs Tharoor’s body were unrelated to her death, which was due to poisoning, according to reports.