CJI NV Ramana, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai visit Tirumala temple

Highlights

• Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana offered prayers at the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala here on Friday.

• Justice Ramana, who is retiring on August 26 from the top post, arrived here with his family on Thursday, a temple official said.

• On his arrival at the shrine, Justice Ramana was welcomed by TTD Chairman Y V Subba Reddy and TTD Additional Executive Officer A V Dharma Reddy.

• Later, Justice Ramana also visited the shrine of Goddess Sri Padmavathi near here, the official said.

• Before leaving the temple city, attending a private function, Justice Ramana released a book titled ‘Satyashodhana- Mahatma Aathmakatha’ translated into Telugu.

• Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accompanied by senior BJP leader and former CM B S Yediyurappa also offered worship at the shrine of Lord Venkateswara.

Bommai tweeted a photo of his visit to the temple along with Yediyurappa and other leaders.