Rahul Gandhi leaves for abroad today to be with mother

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will leave India on Thursday to be with his mother Sonia Gandhi who is undergoing medical treatment abroad, the party announced, amid growing clamour for a leadership shake-up following a string of electoral reverses. Party chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said:Congress President,Smt. Sonia Gandhi, is traveling abroad for a health check-up.Congress VP Shri Rahul Gandhi, shall travel there today to be with her and accompany Congress President on the return journey. Sonia had not campaigned in the recently concluded five-state assembly elections due to ill health. It is believed that she is in the US for treatment for an undisclosed ailment.