Udupi, Karnataka, Mar 26 :Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Sri Krishna math here and had a darshan of the deity on Tuesday.
She was here to accompany BJP candidate Shobha Kharandlje who filed her nomination for Udupi- Chikkamangalur Lok Sabha seat.
Ms Sitharaman met Pejawar seer Vishvesha Thirtha swamiji and had his blessings.
Later she visited the houses of ‘Suvarna Thribuja’ boat owner Chandrashekar Kotian and fisherman Damodar, who went missing along with the boat and consoled the family members. She also met Chandrashekar’s wife Shyamala and Damodar’s wife Mohini.
The fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’, which had left for deep sea fishing from Malpe on December 13, went missing on December 15 midnight and has remained untraceable till today.
