Devotees who thronged the temple alleged that VIPs and the staff people are given preferential treatment and those waiting in the queue were not even provided basic amenities. By Theaglenews
Slogans of ‘EO (Executive Officer) down down’ reverberated through the Sri Venkateswara temple atop Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh in the month of January but the Government is least bothered . The devotees alleged that due to inadequate arrangements made by the Executive Officer (EO) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which oversees affairs at the temple, devotees are forced to wait in the queue for hours without food and water. Devotees also expressed their outrage over alleged preferential treatment provided to VIPs, and temple staff peoples who skipped the queue for the darshan.
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A devotee who visited the temple said, “They gave 2 pm slot for darshan but finally got chance at 8.30 pm. There is no food or water during the peak time. Devotees went through a lot of trouble. If devotees ask questions to authorities, police behave like rowdies and were seen pushing them back. Should devotees be scared of them?”
A woman devotee said, “We were forced to stand in line for so long with our kids and VIPs and staff recommended people kept going. They packed us all together even though we also paid for the darshan as well. Won’t COVID-19 spread now? Policemen are also constantly roughing us up. Those VIPs with a lot of money are taking groups of people with them in front of our eyes because they have money. Do you think no one will ask? TTD EO did not make proper arrangements. He should resign. We came in the morning and we’re still here in the evening. Who should we tell our troubles to?”
Here in the temple town of Tirupati, the news is all about the appointment, by the Andhra Pradesh government, of a ‘jumbo’ Board of 81 members for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board. With irregularities, poor Management the world richest temple is slowing loosing its name.
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