Why Tirupati board has revived its bid to oust non-Hindus, in line with NDA’s ‘Sanatani Hindu’ stance
Hyderabad: With the Tirupati temple board, which oversees Andhra Pradesh’s famed Lord Venkateshwara temple, now under the aegis of the Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA government, the spotlight is back on the employment of non-Hindus in the organisation which also manages other shrines, hospitals, schools, and colleges including Delhi’s Sri Venkateswara College.
After the first meeting of the newly reconstituted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board was held at Tirumala Monday, its new chairman B.R. Naidu announced that the temple trust has approved a resolution in favour of allowing all non-Hindu employees to either take voluntary retirement or be absorbed into the workforce in the Tirupati municipality or other suitable state government departments.
The employment of non-Hindus has been a ...