There has been a reported increased security presence in Tirumala, an Indian town in Andhra Pradesh, as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited a Hindu temple on Friday.
“Tight security was in place in the entire temple and its precincts,” reports The Hindu as Mr Wickremesinghe visited as part of a reported “20-hour spiritual visit”. He was flown in from Chennai by an Indian Air Force helicopter.
Whilst in the country, Mr Wickremsinghe was reported to have said that he supported India’s bid for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council. He also said that he spoke with the daughter and son of DMK president M. Karunanidhi, who has been hospitalised with an illness.
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