Sonia goes abroad for follow up on treatment

New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday went abroad for a follow up on her treatment for an undisclosed illness. The Congress has emphasised that this is just a routine check up.

According to Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, the party president will return in four to five days.

Sonia had earlier undergone treatment the first leg of the treatment in August 2011.

She had returned from the US after over a month following a surgery for an undisclosed illness.

During her last visit for treatment, the Congress president had handed over reins of the party to a group of four comprising Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders AK Antony, Ahmed Patel and Janardhan Dwivedi.