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New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday and her funeral took place on Tuesday, party leaders said on Wednesday.
In a tweet, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s mother, Mrs. Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday the 27th August, 2022. The funeral took place yesterday”.
Sonia Gandhi is abroad for her medical check up, and is accompanied by both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. She was also supposed to visit her ailing mother.
Rahul Gandhi is supposed to return early and address a Congress rally in the national capital on September 4.
–IANS
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