Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital with COVID complications

Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress party, has been admitted to a Delhi hospital due to sickness related to COVID-19, Indian media report.

But the 73-year-old is in stable condition and will remain under observation in the hospital, party spokesman Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet on Sunday.

On Jun 2, Gandhi tested positive for the coronavirus and had asked for more time to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi, where she is to face interrogation in a money-laundering case, private broadcaster NDTV reports.

Officials at ED, which investigates financial offences, said they had issued a fresh summons to Gandhi for the quizzing on Jun 23. The authorities earlier summoned her to testify on Jun 8.

The agency has also summoned her son and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Jun 13 for questioning in the case, according to NDTV.

The investigation is focused on the alleged financial irregularities of Congress-promoted Young Indian, which owns the Indian newspaper National Herald, published by Associated Journals Limited.

Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital today owing to Covid related issues. She is stable and will be kept at the hospital for observation.

We thank all the Congress men & women as also all well wishers for their concern and good wishes.

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 12, 2022