Watch: Congress leader P Chidambaram hospitalised after collapsing during CWC meet in Ahmedabad

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During the CWC meeting in Ahmedabad, Congress leader P Chidambaram fell unconscious due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram and was taken to a hospital.

#WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Congress leader P Chidambaram fell unconscious due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram and was taken to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/CeMYLk1C25
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Taking to X, his son Karti P Chidambaram, said that he is fine and is being examined by the doctors. In another tweet, he clarified that due to the extreme heat and dehydration he had an episode of presyncope.

"My father had an episode of presyncope due to extreme heat & dehydration in Ahmedabad & is under observation in Zydus Hospital. The doctors are reviewing his parameters which are currently normal," he said on X.

Ahmedabad witnessed a maximum temperature of 43°C and a minimum temperature of 25.3°C on Monday.  The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heatwave conditions in Gujarat from Monday to Thursday.

A heat wave to severe heat wave is predicted to affect many areas in the Kutch, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana, Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, and Surat.

“Discomfort conditions due to hot and humid air are very likely to prevail over the coastal areas of south Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch from Monday to Thursday,” said IMD on Monday.