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TIRUVANNAMALAI: BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday offered prayers at the Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai and paid a visit to the Shri Ramana Maharshi Ashram in the town as part of his country-wide tour.A helicopter carrying Shah landed at a temporary helipad on the premises of the Tiruvannamalai Government Arts College around 10.20am.Tamil Nadu minister Hindu religious and charitable endowments Sevur S Ramachandran received Shah. "He offered a silk sari and a dhoti for the presiding deities of the temple," said Tamilisai.After spending 40 minutes in the temple, Shah left for Chennai.The entire town was brought under tight security blanket during Shah's visit that lasted two hours. Traffic along from the Government College to the temple was blocked. She stated that they wanted to organise a two-wheeler rally in honour of their party leader. Irked over this, she entered into a heated argument with police personnel..