India, Feb. 5 -- Shashi Tharoor, taking a brief tumble down some steps in the outdoor Parliament complex on February 4, is a stark reminder that accidents can befall anyone who is not mindful of their surroundings.

In a video shared on social media by the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram himself, Tharoor is seen speaking on his mobile phone while trying to walk down a crowded stair. In the blink of an eye, he misses a step and falls, before being helped up by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and the other officials present at the scene.

In light of the accident, Hyderabad-based neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar took to X on February 5 to highlight the underlying cause and explain why it is necessary to take a break from the phone while...