Congress president Sonia Gandhi [ Images ] turned 62 on Tuesday, but it was a subdued affair as she did not celebrate her birthday as a mark of tribute to the victims of the recent Mumbai [ Images ] terror strikes.

The party had last week said that Gandhi will not celebrate her 62nd birthday and also asked party workers not to visit her today.

However, Home Minister P Chidambaram [ Images ] and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi [ Images ] were among the first to visit Gandhi to wish her.

Party workers gathered at Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence in New Delhi [ Images ], but there was no celebration as they queued up silently to greet their leader.

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