Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that he was relieved to know that Arun Jaitley's condition is stable. All India Institute of Medical Sciences reported his condition.

Tharoor addressed Jaitley as his "university contemporary and friend" and took to the micro-blogging site to wish a speedy recovery to the former Finance Minister and BJP leader and wrote, "Relieved to learn that for the third day in a row, my university contemporary and friend Arun Jaitley's health condition is reported by AIIMS to be stable. I wish him a speedy and complete recovery and look forward to crossing political swords with him again!"