New Delhi: Amid the raging row over alleged adulteration in Tirupati Prasadam, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday accused former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of permitting non-sacred activities in the Tirupati Temple during his five-year tenure.
Naidu also announced that the temple will undergo a Santhi Homam Panchagavya Prokshana (ritualistic cleansing/ sanitisation or Shuddhikaran Pooja) on Monday at the Tirumala Temple from 6 to 10 am.
About the Santhi Homam Panchagavya Prokshana decision
The decision to hold ritualistic sanitisation or cleansing was taken after Naidu’s consultations with Agama Shastra advisors. Sources said that a Shanti Homa will be conducted in the temple from 6 am to 10 am on Monday, followed by a purification process using Panchagavyam.
“From 6 am to 10 am on Monday, Santhi Homam Panchagavya Prokshana will be done at the Bangaru Bavi (golden well) Yagashala (ritual place) in Srivari (Sri Venkateswara) temple,” Naidu said.
‘They used TTD for political gains’
While alleging that Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed people close to him as Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board members, he said that during the last 5 years, many non sacred things were done in Tirumala.
He pointed out that the trust board appointment was like a gamble, and the tickets to the temple were sold as per their wish. “Once we went to Tirupati and had to protest and get arrested. They appointed their close people as the board members and even gave prominence to non-Hindus. They used TTD for their political gains,” CM Naidu said.
Naidu added that YSRCP lifted all restrictions and conditions and opened floodgates so that amateur suppliers could supply. This resulted in adulterated ghee being supplied, he underlined.
SIT to be formed to probe the matter
CM Naidu made an announcement that an SIT probe will be carried out into the alleged use of animal fats to make laddus.
“An Inspector General level or above officer-manned SIT will be formed. It will probe all the reasons for the misuse of power and report to the government. The government will take stringent action to avoid recurrences (laddu adulteration), there is no compromise,” he pointed out.
Meanwhile, Jagan Mohan Reddy shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that CM Naidu has stooped so low that he hurt the sentiments of crores of people for political objectives.
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