Congress MLA and Minister for Transport Kanna Lakshminarayana is stranded in the Himalayas, while on the formidable Kailash Manasarovar yatra.
Kanna Lakshminarayana and his co-passengers, about 15 of them, are stuck in a place called Simikot in the northwest of Nepal, near the China border.
Simikot is inaccessible by helicopter or even by road, and the only way to get out of the mountainous town is by walk. Rescue operations have been put off till Monday morning, since the place is getting quickly cut off from access as the sun gets ready to set. Also, it is reportedly snowing heavily in Simikot.
Southern Travels, the organizer of the tour package, says passengers are safe, and Chief Secretary S V Prasad has reportedly spoken to Kanna Lakshminarayana.