Sunanda Pushkar's brother defends Shashi Tharoor

"I have known my sister to be an angel at heart but to often impulsively say things she did not mean and withdraw them later."

Sunanda, 52, was found dead in a 5-star hotel in South Delhi on January 17 night, a day after her Twitter spat with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar over an alleged affair with Tharoor.

"My sister was one of the strongest personalities and to even remotely think that she would do any bodily harm to herself is preposterous and should not be believed. Also to think that my brother-in-law would do any harm to her is unimaginable," he said.

He requested that the matter be put to rest so that peace can be bestowed on the departed soul.

This was the second statement issued by a family member of Sunanda.