Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday suffered head injuries while performing 'thulabharam' ritual at a temple.

According to party sources, Tharoor who is aiming for a hat-trick from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency sustained injuries on his head, which required six stitches. He also suffered a minor leg injury after the hook of the weighing scale came off and hit his head, they added.