Annamalai's trip has come a day after the Tamil Nadu ruling DMK government has said that it is ready to ship the essential items to Sri Lanka on humanitarian grounds.
The Rajapaksa clan was running nearly 80% of the nation's economy directly from its hands and its mishandling has pushed Sri Lanka's economy to a disastrous downfall.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting against the island's worst economic downfall with no sight of emancipation, though the government claims to be engaging in salvaging efforts.
Following the declaration of the state of emergency, the government has deployed and given more power to the military to arrest suspects without warrants.