Sonia Gandhi, Unwell, Aborts Roadshow In PM Modi's Varanasi

For a spell when the sky darkened, it appeared the rain would play party pooper, but then the clouds loosened their hold on the sky and Sonia Gandhi, standing through the sunroof in a white Mercedes SUV, kept waving to crowds as her convoy pulled through the streets of Varanasi. Her journey was halting. She switched a few times between the SUV and a closed Tata Safari, reportedly on the orders of the Special Protection Group or SPG that handles her security. And every now and then came word that she had stopped at a lodge for a quick break. Then, at about 6:45 pm, the Congress was compelled to announce that Mrs Gandhi, 69, was unwell with fever and would not complete the rest of her roadshow. After being put on a drip at the Varanasi airport, she was taken to a Delhi hospital upon landing for a check-up, with sources saying she was dehydrated.