New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former party president Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi due to a stomach-related ailment, news agency ANI reported on Sunday.

According to a statement issued by the hospital, the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson is currently under observation in the hospital’s gastroenterology department.

Earlier this month, Gandhi had also visited the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital in Shimla after experiencing restlessness during a stay in the hill station. Doctors at the time described the visit as a routine check-up.

“She was brought in for a routine check-up. Her blood pressure was slightly on the higher side but she was stable,” Dr Aman Chauhan, Deputy Medical Superintendent at IGMC, had said.

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Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.

A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.

Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.

After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.

Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.

Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.