BR Naidu, founder of the Telugu information channel TV5, is anticipated to deliver his management expertise and public standing to the TTD, which had been working with out an official board for a while.
On Wednesday, the Andhra Pradesh authorities named BR Naidu as the chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board, tasked with managing the Tirumala temple in Tirupati, alongside 23 appointed members. The announcement arrives amidst an issue regarding allegations of animal fats getting used within the temple’s well-known laddus, as per reported by India Today.
BR Naidu, founder of the Telugu information channel TV5, is anticipated to deliver his management expertise and public standing to the TTD, which had been working with out an official board for a while. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu introduced a various board to make sure broad illustration, together with a number of Andhra Pradesh MLAs like Jyotula Nehru (Jaggampeta), Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy (Kovuru), and MS Raju (Madakasira), together with figures like former Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi, former Chief Justice of India Justice HL Dattu, and Bharat Biotech MD Suchitra Ella.
In response to his appointment, BR Naidu expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, and Education Minister Nara Lokesh, tweeting in Telugu, “I am thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for appointing me as the Chairman of the trust board of Tirumala and Tirupati Devasthanas. Heartfelt thanks to Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Konidela Pawan Kalyan and State Education Minister Nara Lokesh.”
Other board members embrace Prashanthi Reddy, MS Raju, Jyotula Nehru, Panabaka Lakshmi, Sambasiva Rao, Narsi Reddy, Sadashiva Rao Nannapaneni, Mallela Rajasekhar Goud, Suchitra Ella, and a number of other others, together with notable judicial and enterprise leaders.
This restructuring of the TTD board follows a scandal in regards to the alleged use of animal fats within the laddus served to devotees. On September 18, Chandrababu Naidu alleged that animal-fat-adulterated ghee was used within the laddus throughout the earlier YSR Congress administration, stirring appreciable public debate.
The YSR Congress denied the accusation, claiming that the Chief Minister’s statements had been damaging the temple’s fame. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was initially shaped to look at the claims, however the Supreme Court halted the SIT probe, as an alternative ordering a CBI investigation beneath its supervision. The courtroom additionally admonished Chandrababu Naidu for making public allegations with out verified proof.
