Kottayam, Monday, July 11, 2011: Civil Aviation and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, who had been admitted to a hospital here following a knee injury, was discharged today.

The 74-year-old Minister was admitted last evening when he developed swelling in his knee after he fell down a set of stairs at a marriage ceremony here. Ravi left for Thiruvananthapuram after being discharged from the hospital, officials said.