A high political authority had travelled by his official vehicle to attend a religious ceremony in the Kalutura area while a politico of a lesser rank had made it to the venue of the same ceremony by helicopter. 

The high political authority had also directed his aides to provide him with a minimal security escort to prevent a possible a traffic snarl.

By the way, the politico who had arrived for the ceremony by air had also returned to Colombo by air.