MDMK chief Vaiko and his supporters were detained in New

Delhi when they tried to march towards the Prime Minister's residence protesting the visit of the Sri Lankan leader. "We will not forgive the Manmohan Singh Government for supporting Sri Lanka in its war against Tamils," Vaiko said, addressing his supporters. Meanwhile, Government said it was in "sync" with concerns of the people in Tamil Nadu and its engagement with Colombo in no way meant it was "insensitive" to Lankan Tamils issue. "We understand the sensitivities which are involved with regard to the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, especially here in Tamil Nadu. We are absolutely in sync with some of the concerns which have been articulated...", Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters here. Effigies of Rajapaksa were burnt and lawyers boycotted courts in some parts of the state, protesting the visit. In Tirupati, activists of DMK, MDMK and other Tamil out-fits who reached by train, buses and vans from Chennai and Vellure were taken into preventive custody on the outskirts of the temple town. Rajapaksa would offer prayers to Lord Venkateswara in the wee hours tomorrow and take part in the 'Suprabhatha' recitation ritual by priests in the sanctum sanctorum, temple sources said. The visiting leader flew into Tirupati on a 17-hour pilgrimage on a Sri Lankan special flight from Bodh Gaya. He immediately proceeded by road to Tirumala where he would stay overnight at tightly guarded Sri Padmavathi guest House. Unprecedented security arrangements have been put in place at the airport, along the 33-km road from the airport to Tirumala.