Khushbu Sundar Meets With An Accident, Escapes Unhurt

BJP leader Khushbu Sundar met with an accident on November 18, near Melmaruvathur in Tamil Nadu. While the vehicle in which the actor turned politician was travelling incurred damaged Sundar escaped unhurt. She took to Twitter to share the news about her accident, writing that she will "continue my journey towards Cuddalore to participate in #VelYaatrai". She also revealed that a police investigation is underway in the case.

Met with an accident near Melmarvathur..a tanker rammed into us.With your blessings and God's grace I am safe. Will continue my journey towards Cuddalore to participate in #VelYaatrai #Police are investigating the case. #LordMurugan has saved us. My husband's trust in him is seen pic.twitter.com/XvzWZVB8XR

— KhushbuSundar ❤️ (@khushsundar) November 18, 2020

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In a separate tweet she clarified that a container had rammed into her vehicle and not the other way around. She also added that the police "are investigating n questioning the driver to rule out any foul play."

Request the press to understand that a container rammed into me and not the other way. My car was on the move in the right lane and this container came from nowhere and rammed into me. Police are investigating n questioning the driver to rule out any foul play.

— KhushbuSundar ❤️ (@khushsundar) November 18, 2020

The Indian Express reports that Khushbu Sundar was on her way to attend Vel Yatra, which is being held by Bhartiya Janata Party despite being banned by the state government. Vel Yatra is a month long rally involving visits to six abodes of Lord Muruga. This year the state government had denied permission for the yatra due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The accident took place at Ayyanarkoil on the Chennai – Trichy National Highway around 9.30am, reports TOI. While Sundar left the accident sight in another vehicle, the driver of the container was detained by Mathuranthagam police.

After social media users expressed concerns over her well-being, the actor-turned-politician again took to social media to assure everyone that she was safe. "Nothing has stopped me before this, nothing will stop me now either." she wrote on Twitter.

Thank you so much for all the inquiries n good wishes. I feel indebted. I am safe n continuing my journey towards Cuddalore. Nothing has stopped me before this, nothing will stop me now either. Zindagi har kadam ek nayi Jung hai. Jeet jaayenge hum tu agar sang hai #VelYaatrai

— KhushbuSundar ❤️ (@khushsundar) November 18, 2020

In October this year Sundar resigned from the Congress party alleging that she was being pushed and suppressed. “After a long thorough thought process over a period of time, have decided to end my association with the party,” she wrote in a resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi. Following her resignation, she joined BJP. "If the nation has to move forward, then we need somebody like Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the country in the right direction,” she told reporters from a welcoming ceremony in the party, held in Delhi.

Image Credit: The Indian Express

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