Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State unit spokesperson G. Bhanuprakash Reddy on Monday said there was no truth to the claims of Srivani funds being diverted, and criticised the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for ‘levelling baseless allegations’ against the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
Mr. Bhanuprakash Reddy, who was in the temple town on Monday on a ‘fact-finding mission’, asserted that there was ‘no chance of misappropriation of funds’. He brushed aside allegations of non-maintenance of accounts and non-issuance of receipts for purchased tickets and appealed to devotees ‘not to fall prey to the wicked designs of various political leaders who were bent on politicising temple issues’.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Mr. Bhanuprakash Reddy said that he personally witnessed the process of issuing of Srivani tickets and said he had obtained all the relevant records and details from the TTD authorities and found that there was no scope for any fraud.
