Shri Vayalar Ravi, , who had met with a road accident on 4th February at Monrovia in Liberia, after initial treatment at the John F. Kennedy Hospital, was air lifted to Abidjan in Ivory Cost for further treatment at PISAM Hospital. The Government of Liberia, on the request of the Consul General of India in Liberia arranged to air-lift Shri Vayalar Ravi from Monrovia to Abidjan.

The Minister who had a miraculous escape was no major injury. The Minister's health is stable and he is recovering well.

Shri Vayalar Ravi has expressed his gratitude to the Indian community and other people who has assisted in his recovery and has also thanked the large number of people including the top leadership of India, who had in the last few days expressed their concern and wished him speedy recovery. He thanked the Prime Minister as well as the Defence Minister for making arrangements for his return by a special aircraft. He also thanked Smt. Sonia Gandhi for her good wishes.#