YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy has cancelled his deliberate go to to the Tirumala temple on Saturday which was meant to atone for the “sin” allegedly dedicated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has claimed that animal fats was used to make the famed laddoos that are provided as ‘prasad’ on the shrine.
Addressing a press convention on Friday afternoon, Mr Reddy stated he was denied permission.
The choice got here amid a political row within the state after Mr Naidu’s celebration, the TDP, and its ally BJP demanded that Mr Reddy, who’s a former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, signal a declaration meant for non-Hindus. The events have stated that in keeping with the foundations of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which manages the Tirumala Tirupati temple, foreigners and non-Hindus ought to declare their reverence for Lord Venkateswara, to whom the temple is devoted, earlier than visiting the shrine.
Sources stated that whereas the rule is an previous one, new signboards asserting it have sprung up close to the temple after the YSR Congress chief introduced his go to on Wednesday.
Mr Naidu stated that his authorities would defend Hindu sentiments and that each one guests should comply with the traditions of the temple.
YSR Congress leaders have additionally been issued notices by the police stating that Part 30 of the Police Act, which regulates public assemblies and processions, is in drive within the district. This was completed in view of reviews that a number of members of the celebration would collect alongside the route as a part of statewide rituals to atone for Mr Naidu’s “sin”.
‘Diverting The Subject’
Talking on the press convention, Mr Reddy stated he was additionally issued a discover that no permissions had been given for his Tirumala go to and claimed that the laddoo row was getting used to divert the subject from the primary 100 days of Mr Naidu’s rule because the chief minister on this time period.
“All of the statements made by him on the laddoos are proving to be a lie one after one other. He has made a mistake and violated the sanctity of the temple. Now he’s citing the declaration difficulty to divert the subject as soon as once more and he’s doing different politics with that… The Tirumala laddoo is particular and pure, and with a political motive he (Mr Naidu) has stated that it was made with animal fats,” the previous chief minister stated.