Tirupati laddoo top on agenda of VHP meet

The controversy surrounding Tirupati laddus and the demand for "freeing" temples across the country from government control are among the key issues to be discussed at a meeting of the VHP's apex body in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

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The day-long meeting of the Vishva Hindu Parishad's (VHP) Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal, to be held in Tirupati city, will also discuss the issue of religious conversion, a senior functionary of the organisation said on Sunday.

The meeting will be attended by Hindu seers from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other southern states, he told PTI.

VHP national secretary general Bajrang Bagda and other senior functionaries will be present at the meeting, he added.

Bagda said, "The day-long meeting will discuss the present challenges before Hindu society and the ways to resolve them."