Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday and her funeral took place on Sunday, the Congress said. The Congress president had left on August 23 to visit her ailing mother, who was in her 90s.
"Smt. Sonia Gandhi's mother, Mrs. Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday the 27th August 2022. The funeral took place yesterday," AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.
Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are already abroad and visited her hometown. President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered their condolences to Sonia on her mother's death.
“Sad to learn about the passing away of Mrs. Paola Maino, mother of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. My heartfelt condolences to her and her family. May God give her strength to bear this irreparable loss,” tweeted Murmu.
"Condolences to Sonia Gandhi ji on the passing away of her mother, Mrs. Paola Maino. May her soul rest in peace. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the entire family," Modi tweeted.
