Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Udupi Sri Krishna mutt
Mangaluru, Mar 26: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday morning visited the Sri Krishna mutt in Udupi and offered prayers to the presiding deity of the temple.
She was accompanied by BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat Shobha Karandlaje, Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat and other party leaders.
Palimaru mutt chief Paryaya Swami Vidyadeesha Teertha, handed over the 'prasadam' to her.
The minister requested the Swami to pray on her behalf to Lord Krishna for the welfare of the country and return of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.
Sitharaman said she had a close bond with the Sri Krishna mutt and Sri Mookambika temple at Kollur for the last several years.
The minister is scheduled to take part in a meeting of fishermen at Manipal and BJP workers' convention at the party office later in the day.
She will also accompany Shobha Karandlaje during the filing of her nomination papers.
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PBKS win toss, opt to bowl against LSG
Lucknow (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
LSG remained unchanged, while PBKS made one change handing Lockie Ferguson his debut for the side.
Teams:
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi.
