Tirupati, Sep 29 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, offered prayers at Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala on Sunday.
Justice Chandrachud, his wife Kalpana Das and other family members entered the temple through the Vaikuntha queue complex and offered prayers in the sanctum sanctorum, said Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the famous hill shrine, also known as Balaji temple.
After darshan, the Vedic Pundits offered Vedaseervachanam to the Chief Justice of India and his family at Ranganayakula Mandapam.
TTD Executive Officer J. Syamala Rao presented Srivari’s lamination photo and Thirtha Prasadams to the CJI.
Earlier, TTD Executive Officer and Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Chowdhary welcomed Justice Chandrachud at Vaikuntha Queue Complex.
The Chief Justice’s visit comes amid the ongoing row over the alleged presence of animal fat in the ghee used for making laddu prasadam of the temple.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on September 18 alleged that the ghee used for making laddus during the YSR Congress Party rule had animal fat in it.
The Chief Minister has already ordered a probe into the allegations by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police.
YSR Congress Party President and former chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has refuted the claims made by Chandrababu Naidu and alleged that he has lowered the reputation of Tirumala temple and hurt the sentiments of devotees by making false allegations.
Two days ago, Jagan Mohan Reddy had to drop his plans to visit Tirumala temple after the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jana Sena demanded that he give a declaration of his faith.
Accusing the TDP-led coalition government of trying to prevent him from visiting the temple, Jagan had appealed to people to visit temples in their respective places and pray that the god’s wrath for tarnishing the sanctity of Tirumala remains confined to Chandrababu Naidu.
–IANS
ms/uk
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
