Sonia Gandhi today met Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who wished the Congress president on her 70th birthday, sources said, adding no politics was discussed.
Giving details about how the meeting took place, the sources said Mahajan had called up to wish Gandhi on her birthday this morning but she was not available at that time.
Afterwards, when the Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly till 12 pm because of uproar, Gandhi went to the Speaker's chamber in Parliament House complex to meet Mahajan, the sources added.
The Speaker then personally wished her and the two were together for about 5-10 minutes, they said.
They only exchanged pleasantries and politics was not discussed, the sources said.
The meeting, which took place amidst a stand-off between the government and Opposition in Parliament, triggered various kinds of speculation.
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