SUNANDA PUSHKAR FOUND DEAD IN SUITE 345 OF HOTEL LEELA IN NEW DELHI
Poisoning Suspected Following Public Feud Over Pakistani Journalist & IPL Sweat Equity Inquiries
On the night of 17 January 2014, Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Suite 345 of the luxury Hotel Leela Palace in New Delhi.
The death occurred days after she publicly engaged in a bitter Twitter dispute involving a Pakistani journalist and threatened to reveal explosive details regarding the Kochi IPL franchise equity deal.
Senior AIIMS forensic doctors later submitted affidavits alleging they were subjected to intense political pressure by central ministers to declare the cause of death as 'natural'.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ Shashi Tharoor (Union Minister of State)
- ▸ Sunanda Pushkar
- ▸ Mehr Tarar
- • AIIMS Forensic Medical Board Report on Sunanda Pushkar Death (AIIMS New Delhi, 2014)