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Mamata Banerjee prays for 'early recovery' of hospitalised Covid-19 infected Sonia Gandhi

IBNS | @indiablooms | Jun 13, 2022, at 01:11 am

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has prayed for an "early recovery" of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who was Sunday hospitalised with Covid-19 complications.

Banerjee tweeted, "Just learnt that senior Congress leader Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been hospitalized due to covid. All of us pray for her early recovery and return to public life soon. May God bless you, Soniaji. Regards."

Just learnt that senior Congress leader Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been hospitalized due to covid. All of us pray for her early recovery and return to public life soon. May God bless you, Soniaji. Regards.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 12, 2022

Gandhi, 75, tested Covid-19 positive on Jun 2.

Her party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Gandhi was hospitalised but her condition was stable.

Surjewala tweeted, "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."

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

#SoniaGandhi #MamataBanerjee #COVID19 #CongressPresident

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