Tirupati, Jan. 5 -- Former TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) Board Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has expressed serious concern and anger over the discovery of several empty liquor bottles on Tirumala hills, questioning whether the vigilance and security system of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is functioning at all.

He alleged that the bottles were found in an open area near Kaustubham Rest House, very close to the police guest house, raising alarming questions about what is happening atop the sacred hill and deeply disturbing devotees across the world.

Bhumana released a video to the media, sharply criticising the TTD vigilance apparatus and asking how liquor bottles could reach Tirumala, bypassing multiple layers of surveillance...