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Sonia Gandhi undergoes surgery abroad; stable
Thursday August 04, 2011 06:03:37 PM,
IANS
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Delhi:
Congress president Sonia Gandhi was in "satisfactory" condition
Thursday after undergoing surgery abroad, the party said, adding
she will be out of India for two-three weeks.
Congress chief spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi, however, did not
reveal in which country Gandhi, 64, is being treated. Party
sources said she was in the US.
She has formed a four-member group, including son and general
secretary Rahul Gandhi, to look after party matters in her
absence, Dwivedi added.
The others are Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Dwivedi and Ahmed
Patel.
"Sonia Gandhi has been recently diagnosed with a medical condition
that requires surgery. On advice from her doctors, she has
travelled abroad and is likely to be away for two to three weeks,"
Dwivedi said here.
Congress sources said she had an abdomen related ailment.
Dwivedi said: "We have information that the surgery was successful
and her condition is satisfactory."
He said Sonia Gandhi sent a communication forming the four-member
group to look after Congress affairs.
A party leader said the Congress headquarters had received reports
of prayer meetings and 'havans' conducted in different parts of
the country, wishing Gandhi a speedy recovery.
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