Andhra govt consulting Kanchi pontiffs pandits for future Tirumala activities

CM says quality tests of prasadams will soon be taken up in all the temples in the state

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CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the government is in consultations with the Jeeyangars, Kanchi pontiffs and Sanathana Dharma Pandits on how to proceed further with Tirumala temple.

The steps need to be taken and how to implement them with regard to Tirumala are being discussed and a decision will soon be taken, he said.

He said that quality tests of prasadams and 'Samprokshana' (operation cleansing) will soon be taken up in all the temples in the State.

In an informal interaction with mediapersons at the party headquarters on Saturday, the Chief Minister asserted that his Government accords highest respect to the sanctity of temples and the sentiments of devotees.

Seeking to know how it is possible to get a kg of cow ghee at Rs 320, he asked why reverse tendering process followed in the ghee used for preparation of the Prasadam of the Lord.