PREZ TO OFFER PRAYERS TO HILL GOD ON DECEMBER 25

Tirumala, 23 Dec. 15: The First citizen of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee will offer prayers in the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on December 25.

The Advance Security Liaison(ASL) inspected the arrangements on the main thoroughfares in Tirupati and Tirumala on Wednesday, ahead of the President’s visit.

AP CM TO RECEIVE:

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will formally receive President Dr Pranab Mukherjee on his arrival to the temple city. The honourable Governor of Telugu States, Sri ESL Narasimhan is also expected to accompany the Prez during Tirumala visit on Friday.

TIRUMALA JEO REVIEWS ON ARRANGEMENTS:

In connection with the visit of President, Tirumala Jeo Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju on Wednesday reviewed the arrangements with the heads of various departments of TTD. He has instructed the reception, vigilance, Annaprasadam, temple and PR department officials to be prepared with all arrangements, leaving no stone unturned in facilitating the top VVIPs a comfortable stay and darshan of the deity. He said he will inspect the arrangements on Thursday morning.

Meanwhile district police and TTD vigilance sleuths organised the trial-run of the convoy deploying personnel all along the route from Tirupati airport to the hill temple at Tirumala on Wednesday.

ONLY PROTOCOL VIP BREAK ON DECEMBER 25:

Meanwhile in the wake of consecutive holidays, TTD has decided to allot VIP beginning break darshan only to protocol VIPs on December 25.