Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will receive Rajapaksa at the Raja Bhoj airport in the morning, official sources said today.
From there, the Srilankan president will fly in a helicopter to Sanchi, around 45 km from here, where the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Madhya Pradesh Culture and Public Relations Minister Laxmikant Sharma will receive him.
Sanchi falls under the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency represented by Swaraj.
According to sources, before laying the foundation stone for the Buddhist University, the President will visit Holy Relics and Sanchi Stupa and also took part in a public meeting.
Rajapaksa will also visit Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka at Sanchi before leaving for Delhi via Bhopal.
Elaborate security arrangements are put in place for the Srilankan president's visit in view of the protest by the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
Borders of Sanchi town have been sealed and trains that have scheduled stoppage at Sanchi will not stop there as part of the security measure.
MDMK has threatened to waive black flags at Rajapaksa over alleged killings of Tamils and suppression of their rights in the island nation.
Meanwhile, Inspector General (Jabalpur Range) Madhukumar told PTI that so far the agitation being held by MDMK general secretary Vaiko and his supporters is peaceful and the protesters have not crossed the barricades.
They would not be arrested as long as they remained inside the marked area, the IG added. (More)
