The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has agreed to honour recommendation letters issued by Telangana’s MLAs, MLCs, and MPs to devotees in Telangana for facilitating special darshan of Lord Venkateshwara at the Tirumala temple.
The decision was finalised during a meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and TTD board chairman B.R. Naidu . Naidu confirmed the decision in a letter written to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy .
Reacting to the decision, Revanth Reddy expressed his gratitude to Naidu. The decision comes following a letter that Revanth Reddy had written to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on December 16.
In the letter, Revanth Reddy highlighted the deep-rooted bond between the people of Telangana and the Tirumala temple, and the ever-growing number of pilgrims from Telangana visiting Tirumala. Revanth Reddy requested that the tradition of allowing Telangana legislators to recommend devotees for darshan be reinstated, which was halted after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
