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All those who work at Tirumala should be Hindus, says newly-appointed chairman of TTD

All those who work at Tirumala should be Hindus, says newly-appointed chairman of TTD

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The newly-appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board B R Naidu on Thursday (October 31, 2024) said all those who work at Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, should be Hindus. Speaking to reporters here, he said he would speak to the Andhra Pradesh government on how to deal with staff members belonging to other religions, whether they should be sent to other government departments or given VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme). “Everyone who works at Tirumala should be Hindu. That would be my first effort. There are many issues in this. We have to look into that,” he said. Mr. Naidu, an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, said he considers being appointed as chairman of the TTD Board as a privilege. He thanked Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and other leaders of the state’s NDA government for giving him the responsibility of heading the Board. B. R. Naidu, who alleged that many irregularities took place at Tirumala during the previous YSR Congress regime, said the sanctity of the temple should be safeguarded. …

FIR Against Several X Users For Spreading ‘Misinformation’ That ‘Amul’ Ghee Used In Tirupati Laddoos

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Last Updated: September 21, 2024, 15:00 IST A purported lab report confirmed animal fats, fish oil in ghee for making the laddoos. Representational image: Facebook/Tirumala Tirupati Vaibhavam The FIR was filed at the Ahmedabad cyber crime police station Police on Saturday registered a case against seven users of social media platform ‘X’ for allegedly spreading misinformation that the “low quality” ghee used for making laddoos at the Tirupati temple belonged to the ’Amul’ brand, an official said. A massive political row has erupted after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in making laddoos made Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati during the previous government in the state. Anand-based Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its milk and dairy products under the brand name ‘Amul’, has denied having supplied ghee (clarified butter) to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the temple. As per the FIR, X users of seven different handles spread misinformation that ghee with animal fat used for preparing laddoos for Tirupati Balaji temple belonged …