NRI businessman donates Rs.9 cr to tirupathi temple
Hyderabad, Nov. 27 -- US-based Indian businessman Mantena Ramalinga Raju - whose daughter Nethra's recent wedding attracted A-list guests including Donald Trump Jr., Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber - donated Rs.9 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Wednesday, in one of the biggest offerings to the Lord Venkateshwara temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati district.
TTD trust board chairman B R Naidu said in a post on X: "Another great donation to TTD. M Ramalinga Raju donated Rs 9 crore for the renovation of PAC-1, 2 and 3 buildings (pilgrim amenities complex buildings in Tirumala, which accommodate thousands of pilgrims visiting the hill shrine daily)."
A TTD spokesman said Raju made the contribution in the names of his daughter, Nethra, and son-in-law, Vamsi Gadiraju.
In 2012, Raju had donated Rs.16 crore to TTD for developmental initiatives....
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