Sri Lanka Prime Minister Rajapaksa Arrives in Tirumala

GG News Bureau

Tirupati, 23rd Dec. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Tirumala, the famous hill abode of Lord Venkateswara on Thursday afternoon.

An ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, Rajapaksa, accompanied by wife Shiranthi, arrived here on a two-day spiritual visit.

He will offer prayers to the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara at the hill shrine at the crack of dawn on Friday, a temple official told PTI.

After landing at the Renigunta airport, Rajapaksa reached Tirumala by road amid tight security, the official said.

He was accorded a warm welcome by Deputy Chief Minister K Narayana Swamy, TTD Additional Executive Officer A Venkata Dharma Reddy and top district officials.

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