TTD Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy on Friday took a strong exception to how a few political leaders were trying to “politicise the temple issues for their selfish gains”.
The TTD EO said the BJP leader G. Bhanuprakash Reddy’s comments on the renovation of the ancient ‘Parvetu Mandapam’ atop the town and a wayside mandapam at Alipiri in Tirupati were unwarranted and misleading.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Dharma Reddy said the renovation of the ‘Parvetu Mandapam’ was necessitated as the structure had reached a precarious stage and demanded immediate repairs. Respecting the sentiments of devotees, more than 90% of the pillars and stones extracted from the old structure were used in its renovation. The main intention, he said, was to usher a fresh lease of life to the dilapidated structure and deflect any unfortunate incident.
