India, June 22 -- Hyderabad: Former MP from Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, Y.V. Subba Reddy, 59, took over as the new chairman of the world's richest Hindu temple, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) trust board on Saturday evening. Subba Reddy is the maternal uncle of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Subba Reddy was YSR Congress MP in the previous Lok Sabha but did not contest the recent elections.

Though there were allegations that Subba Reddy was a Christian as per a record held by the 16th Lok Sabha website, sources close to the former MP denied this and maintained that he was, since his childhood, an ardent devotee of Lord Balaji. To prove his devotion to the Lord, Subba Reddy climbed on foot the seven hills atop Tir...