Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who arrived today on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh capital region Amaravati to attend the inaugural session of National Women's Parliament tomorrow is said to be indisposed though an official clarified he was just "very tired".
After the Dalai Lama started off for Amaravati from the airport, he dropped the plan midway and confined to his hotel room in Vijayawada, an official of the protocol department said.
"He is just very tired because of his age. There is no other problem," the official said.
The National Women's Parliament is organised by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly at Pavitra Sangamam on the outskirts of Vijayawada.
The first-of-its-kind conclave will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earlier, AP Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao and ministers P R Reddy and D Umamaheswara Rao received the Dalai Lama at the Vijayawada airport at Gannavaram.
"This is my second visit to Amaravati and I am happy to be visiting the place of Acharya Nagarjuna," Dalai Lama said recalling his trip here in 2006 to attend the Buddhist conclave Kalachakra.
He welcomed the decision to make Amaravati the capital of new Andhra Pradesh.
"Making Amaravati the capital of new Andhra Pradesh is wonderful and I wish it develops well on all fronts. This heritage city has undergone a lot of change over the years," Dalai Lama told reporters at the airport.
"The economy would flourish where there is peace," he added.
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