Durban, August 21, SPA -- Amidst continuing stalemate on the Indo-US nuclear deal with Left allies, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has cut short her four-day visit to South Africa beginning Tuesday by dropping Durban from her itinerary. "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have now arranged for the Congress President to visit only Johannesburg and Cape Town," a spokesperson of the Indian High Commission told The Press Trust of India (PTI) here. Her trip to Durban has been cancelled, the spokesperson said. Although the spokesperson did not give any reason, it is understood that she cut short her visit in the wake of the stand-off between the government and Left allies over the Indo-US nuclear deal. During her visit, Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to meet the country's former President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg tomorrow and then travel to Cape Town to hold talks with President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on Thursday. She was invited to South Africa by the country's Deputy President during her visit to India last year. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/476466