BJP condoles death of Sunanda Pushkar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also spoke to the Union Minister and condoled Sunanda's death.

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Updated:January 17, 2014, 11:44 PM IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also spoke to the Union Minister and condoled Sunanda's death.

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party condoled the death of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, whose body was found in a a room of five-star Hotel Leela Palace in Delhi on Friday night.

BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted, "I am shocked to hear about Sunanda." BJP Yuva Morcha chief Anurag Thakur also tweeted, "Sunanda ji may your soul rest in peace. May god give Shashi Tharoor strength through this difficult time. God Bless. RIP."

The news of the death of Sunanda came as a shock to the people in Thiruvananthapuram which Tharoor contested and won easily in his electoral debut in 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also spoke to the Union Minister and condoled Sunanda's death. President Pranab Mukherjee too conveyed his condolences over the tragic incident.

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