Sonia Gandhi discharged from Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on August 3 with fever, dehydration and a shoulder injury has been discharged from the hospital today morning.

"Sonia Gandhi's medical condition at the time of discharge from the hospital is stable. She has been advised rest and continuation of medicines. Gandhi is likely to visit the hospital for further evaluation of her condition in the coming week." said Dr. D.S. Rana, chairman, Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Gandhi was admitted under the care of Dr. Arup Basu, Senior Consultant, Department of Pulmonology and Chest Medicine and his team.

She was operated for her shoulder injury at the hospital by Dr. Prateek Gupta, senior consultant and his team from Department of Orthopaedics and Dr. Sanjay Desai from Mumbai.

Gandhi was undergoing treatment at the hospital after falling ill during a roadshow in Varanasi.

Gandhi was shifted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital from the Army Research and Referral Hospital, where she was rushed soon after her arrival from Varanasi around midnight of August 2.

She had to cut short her roadshow in Varanasi after she was taken ill. Gandhi had fractured her left shoulder during the event.