The newly appointed chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board, B R Naidu, mentioned that every one individuals who work on the temple’s premises needs to be Hindus, information company PTI reported.
“Everybody who works at Tirumala needs to be a Hindu. That might be my first effort. There are lots of points on this. We’ve to look into that,” BR Naidu mentioned.
The official mentioned he would talk about with the Andhra Pradesh authorities on the way in which ahead in coping with workers members belonging to different faiths. Naidu additionally mentioned he would think about the potential for granting them a VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) or transferring them to different departments.
On Wednesday, the TDP-led Andhra Pradesh authorities constituted a brand new board with 24 members for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the physique that administers the world’s richest temple at Tirumala Tirupati.
Suchitra Ella, co-founder and MD of Bharat Biotech Worldwide Ltd, was appointed as one in every of its members.
BR Naidu thanked Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and different leaders of the state’s NDA authorities for giving him the duty to go the Board. He additionally alleged that “many irregularities” occurred throughout the tenure of former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and known as for the ‘sanctity” of the temple to be “safeguarded”.
Laddu controversy
The temple was rocked by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s allegations that ghee contaminated with animal fats was used to arrange the well-known Laddu prasadam throughout the tenure of former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The difficulty reached the Supreme Court docket, which led to the formation of a court-monitored Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) to probe the allegations. The SIT could have two officers every from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh police, moreover a senior FSSAI official. The court docket mentioned the CBI Director will supervise the SIT’s probe.
Reddy mentioned the court docket’s transfer uncovered Naidu’s “true image” and alleged that the CM provoked spiritual sentiments for malafide political intent.
“He (Naidu) doesn’t have devotion or care about God. He may even use the Almighty for political good points. I’m praying to God that this sin (Naidu’s acts) shouldn’t fall on the folks of Andhra Pradesh. It needs to be confined to the CM solely and to the alliance that’s carrying the burden of Naidu,” Reddy mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
