Andhra CM may overhaul TTD admin in Tirupati stampede case

The Andhra Pradesh government plans to overhaul the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) administration in the wake of the latest stampede incident in Tirupati which resulted in the death of six devotees and injuries to 35 others, people familiar with the matter said.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

HYDERABAD:

Hours after the visit of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to the temple town on Thursday, the state government issued orders suspending Tirupati deputy superintendent of police Ramana Kumar and TTD gos-hala (cow shed) director Haranath Reddy, who were overseeing the crowd management at the darshan token distribution centres.

Similarly, Tirupati superintendent of police L Subbarayudu, TTD chief vigilance and security officer S Sridhar and joint executive officer M Gowthami were transferred for their negligence and they were asked to report to the general administration department without being given any posting.

A senior state government official familiar with the matter said TTD executive officer J Shyamala Rao and additional executive officer Venkayya Chowdary might also be shifted from their posts, soon after the completion of the ongoing Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan festivities on January 19.