New Delhi: Following was the joint statement issued by Union minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar a day before her death.
Joint statement by Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor on 16th January, 2014:
"We are distressed by the unseemly controversy that has arisen about some unauthorised tweets from our Twitter accounts.
"Various distorted accounts of comments allegedly made by Sunanda have appeared in the press. It appears that some personal and private comments responding to these unauthorised tweets -- comments that were not intended for publication -- have been misrepresented and led to some erroneous conclusions.
"We wish to stress that we are happily married and intend to remain that way. Sunanda has been ill and hospitalised this week and is seeking to rest. We would be grateful if the media respects our privacy."