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Sonia Gandhi hospitalised, Rahul Gandhi tweets 'much better'

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New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Oct 27, 2017, 04:17 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening. She is under observation, a doctor said. Photograph:(Others)

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was on a visit to Shimla, was rushed back to the national capital and admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after she complained of stomach upset

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was on a visit to Shimla, was today rushed back to the national capital and admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after she complained of stomach upset.

Son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter she is "much better" and there is "nothing to worry".

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DS Rana, Chairman (Board of Management) of the Ganga Ram Hospital said that Gandhi, 70, is under observation.

"Sonia Gandhi was brought to the hospital at 5 pm today. She has been found to be suffering from stomach upset and has been admitted for observation," said Rana in a statement.

According to sources, the Congress president was rushed to the hospital in an air-ambulance from Shimla, where she had gone for a vacation.

A team of doctors from the hospital was deputed to bring her back from Shimla.