Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu Visits Tirumala, Offers Silk Robes To Lord Venkateswara Swamy

Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited Tirumala Hills on Friday to offer "Pattu Vastralu" (silk robes) on behalf of the state government as part of the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams.

Accompanied by his wife Bhuvaneswari, Naidu arrived in the temple town in the evening, where he was warmly welcomed by local officials.

The couple received Vedic blessings and prasadam from the temple priests.

Later, the Chief Minister launched the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) calendar and diary for 2025.

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In his address to the gathering, Naidu emphasized that participating in the Brahmotsavams would be a valuable opportunity for everyone involved.

"I am asking everyone to maintain the sacredness when they come and visit the temple. I am requesting all to support the TTD activities," he said.

The CM will stay at Tirumala Hills and inaugurate Vakulamata centralised kitchen on Saturday.

This is Naidu’s first visit after he made allegations that the erstwhile YSRCP government did not even spare Sri Venkateswara temple and used substandard ingredients and animal fats for making laddus, which are revered and sought after by crores of devotees, a charge denied by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the formation of an independent Special Investigation Team to probe into the allegations.

The TTD, custodian of the world’s richest Hindu temple, had earlier said as many as seven lakh laddus will be stocked everyday and accommodation for 45,000 pilgrims is arranged during Brahmotsavams.

Security arrangements will be overseen by 1,250 TTD personnel and 3,900 police and 'Annaprasadams' (free distribution of food) will be increased to two lakhs.

TTD executive officer J Syamala Rao and additional EO C Venkaiah Chowdary inspected the arrangements for CM Naidu's visit to Tirumala, including the Sri Padmavathi Rest House and the Vakulamata Kitchen. 

(With inputs from PTI)