Safefurding The Intersts of the Temple and Serving The Piligrim Public is the Chief Motto of TTD - TTD Eo

Tirumala, 20 May 2018: The ultimate goal of every one working in TTD is to safeguard the interests of rich tradition, ancient heritage of the temple and to satisfy all the pilgrims with hassle free darshan and other amenities to our best possible extent", asserted TTD EO  Anil Kumar Singhal. 

Reacting to the recent allegations made by one of the former Pradhana Archakas of Sri Tirumala temple A V Ramana Dikshitulu on TTD, the EO along with Tirumala JEO KS Sreenivasa Raju held a press conference at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Sunday. Some excerpts:

* Referring the reports of Justice Wadhwa Committee EO said, as per the Jewel records available with TTD, Justice Wadhwa Committee in its report stated that all the jewels are maintained properly and all items are clearly recorded in Tiruvabharanam register. He said the committee also stated that even the broken pieces of stones are preserved as "Mulles" (pieces of stones tied in a piece of cloth) are also mentioned in the register which clearly shows the transparency of the Jewel record. 

* EO also said, the committee report stated that all the jewels donated to Lord Venkateswara are in tact. He strongly opined that "TTD is ready even for public display of jewels amidst tight security cover to clear the air surrounding safety of jewels, if the Agama advisers permits to do so".

* He elaborated on the pink diamond which is said to have broken during Brahmotsava Garuda Seva in 2001, later gone "missing" as alleged by AV Ramana Deekshitulu. The EO also said that, on this issue also Justice Jagannadha Rao committee has submitted a report which stated that the broken pieces of the Pink stone are available in the custody of peishkar. The Jewel was donated by Maharaja of Mysore in 1945 and the price of the ruby was valued at Rs.50. The then EO of TTD IYR Krishna Rao has also submitted a report to the then State Government in 2010, stating that the broken piece was a ruby and not that of  a "Pink Diamond", he added.

*EO also clarified that the retirement age for Archakas at 65years, is a decision taken as per GOs Nos.1171 and 611 and not with vengeance on anybody. "Our (officers) job chart is to take care of the pilgrims and their amenities, while that of the religious staffs is to safeguard the rich tradition and ancient rituals of the temple. Even the Nitya puja and Darshan system also were established in Tirumala temple based on the report submitted by New Management Committee on March 1 in 1979. If the Agamas permit we are even ready live telecast the arjitha sevas performed to Lord for the sake of pilgrim public", he informed. 

* On the repairs and alteration works of potu taken up recently inside the temple, the EO said, from time to time, it requires small changes keeping in view the larger interests of pilgrims. Even in 2001 and 2007 also some repair works were taken up in Potu. Whenever we contemplate some alterations inside temple, we approach our Agama advisers for their opinion.  We had consulted, Agama Advisor NAK Sunderavaradan, Sri HH Pedda Jiyar Swamy and even 

AV Ramana Deekshitulu, who have given their consent to take forward the repair works.

* EO reiterated that the ultimate goal of every one working in TTD is to safeguard the interests of rich tradition of the temple and instill confidence among the multitude of pilgrims with our impeccable services. "Our motto is to satisfy all the pilgrims with hassle free darshan and other amenities to our best", he asserted.