Pictures of the Director of Public Health G Srinivasa Rao participating in a “homam” allegedly performed by a “self-styled godwoman” at a remote hamlet in Patha Anjanapuram gram panchayat in Sujathanagar mandal on Tuesday went viral on social media creating quite a flutter among netizens.
Social media was abuzz on Wednesday after a video clip of the “strange ritual” performed with red chillies in the tiny village sparked a heated debate over the participation of the top official in such a programme that allegedly promoted superstitious beliefs.
A local leader of the ruling TRS party among others took part in the programme, sources said.
