Rahul returns from Italy

New Delhi July 1 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who had taken a break to visit his 93-year-old maternal grandmother in Italy has returned after almost three weeks.

Gandhi on Saturday attended the launch of the commemorative publication of the Congress party s organ National Herald which was attended by President Pranab Mukherjee former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi among others.

Before taking a break Gandhi had posted on Twitter: Will be travelling to meet my grandmother and family for a few days. Looking forward to spending some time with them.

Rahul was conspicuous by his absence when Congress President Sonia Gandhi announced former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar s name as the presidential nominee of the informal grouping of 17 opposition parties.

He was also not present on the day (June 28) Kumar filed her nomination for the election to the highest constitutional post of the country.

--IANS
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