Tirupati, Sept. 1 -- YSRCP Spokesperson and former TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy today came down heavily on the Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government, accusing it of converting Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) into a commercial hub instead of safeguarding its sanctity.
Addressing the media in Tirupati, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said the government's interference in reopening the Sannidhanam Canteen despite arrears of over Rs.2 crore was a shocking violation of TTD rules.
He alleged that under direct pressure from the Chief Minister's Office, the canteen was reopened and its encroachment of 201 square meters of temple land was regularised with a token penalty of just Rs.50,000 a month.
He warned that such acts, carried out t...