NEWS DESK; Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, wife of union minister Shashi Tharoor, has been found dead at the five-star Leela Hotel in Delhi, two days after she said she was deeply disturbed by an alleged affair her husband was having with a Pakistani journalist.

Earlier that day, in a series of tweets, she accused the Pakistani reporter of "stalking" the minister.

Mr Tharoor allegedly informed the police of his wife's death, reported the Press Trust of India. Sources say they suspect she died of poisoning and a suicide note has not been found.

Mr Tharoor tweeted this evening that he would not attend the Jaipur Literary Festival because his wife was unwell.

Pushkar had also refuted media reports that she was contemplating divorcing the 57-year-old minister.Yesterday, the couple issued a statement which said they are "happily married" and intend to stay that away."

The statement said that Mrs Tharoor was unwell and sought privacy from the media.

The Tharoors were married in 2010. Mr Tharoor had to resign from his first ministerial post in 2010 after allegations that Sunanda had been given a free stake in the Kerala team in the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL)
(NDTV)