Congress President Sonia Gandhi admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Tuesday admitted to a hospital in Delhi.

It was not immediately known whether she has been admitted to Sir Gangaram hospital for some routine tests or due to illness.

"The Congress President has been admitted to a hospital following viral fever. She will be discharged within two days. She will resume her Parliament duty soon. There is no cause for worry," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

The 69-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital on August 3 after being taken ill during a roadshow in Varanasi.

She was discharged on August 14 and doctors treating her at the hospital had then said she had recovered from her illness and injury to the left shoulder and was stable.

She was again admitted to the hospital for a routine medical check up on August 18.

(More details are awaited)