MYSURU: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entourage were to visitMysuru for a two-trip from February 19-20, they approached Hotel LalithaMahal Palace but they could not get the accommodation booked.

The iconic had to turn them away as it almost all rooms were booked for awedding reception, a top official was quoted as saying by a news agency.

“An official from the deputy commissioner’s office had visited us to bookrooms for the Prime Minister and his staff, including security personnel,but we were not in a position to do so as most of the rooms were booked fora wedding reception,” the hotel General Manager Joseph Mathias told newsagency PTI.

The dates of the PM’s travel were same as the wedding reception that tookplace on Sunday evening.

There were only three rooms which were available at the hotel but that wasnot enough for them. “Considering security reasons, it was not advisable tobook just three rooms for a big staff,” the hotel official added.

The district administration then made arrangements for the Prime Ministerand his entourage at another plush hotel in the city. He stayed at HotelRadisson Blu overnight and Monday.

Even at Radisson, the hotel was asked to reschedule the wedding receptionof a businessman’s family due to security issues, so that it concludedbefore the prime minister arrived.

PM Modi arrived in Mysuru on Sunday night for engagements at Jain pilgrimcentre Shravanabelagola in Hassan district. His itinerary also included aSouth Western Railway function and a public rally organised by theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the Assembly polls in thestate.