Non-Hindu workers of Tirumala temple must quit: Jagan govt
Tirupati:30.08.2019
The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered that employees of the Tirumala temple who converted to non-Hindu religions should quit as they can’t continue in their posts.
Authorities were directed to check the antecedents of all the employees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the world’s richest Hindu temple atop Tirumala.
Chief secretary L V Subrahmanyam, during his visit to the temple early this week, said if necessary surprise checks would also be conducted at the houses of the employees to ensure that they are not practising non-Hindu religions. “There are employees who have converted to other religions. It’s their choice. Nobody can stop them from doing so but they can’t continue in their jobs in the TTD. Nobody should hurt the religious sentiments of others,” he said.
Subrahmanyam said while every individual was free to follow and practice the religion of his choice, no non-Hindu can continue to serve in the TTD. “Such people should come out and speak with courage and leave,” he added.
There are an estimated 48 non-Hindu employees in TTD and they came under scanner amid concerns being expressed in some quarters over increasing proselytization in Tirumala.
Last year after a video of a TTD official praying at a church had gone viral, the higher-ups had removed some non-Hindu employees.
The chief secretary also assured measures to strictly implement orders issued in the past banning propagation of other religions in Tirumala. The latest move by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government comes amid controversies and mounting criticism by the opposition, especially Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which dubbed him “anti-Hindu”. IANS
Chief secretary L V Subrahmanyam said while every individual was free to follow and practise the religion of his choice, no non-Hindu can continue to serve in the TTD
Tirupati:30.08.2019
The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered that employees of the Tirumala temple who converted to non-Hindu religions should quit as they can’t continue in their posts.
Authorities were directed to check the antecedents of all the employees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the world’s richest Hindu temple atop Tirumala.
Chief secretary L V Subrahmanyam, during his visit to the temple early this week, said if necessary surprise checks would also be conducted at the houses of the employees to ensure that they are not practising non-Hindu religions. “There are employees who have converted to other religions. It’s their choice. Nobody can stop them from doing so but they can’t continue in their jobs in the TTD. Nobody should hurt the religious sentiments of others,” he said.
Subrahmanyam said while every individual was free to follow and practice the religion of his choice, no non-Hindu can continue to serve in the TTD. “Such people should come out and speak with courage and leave,” he added.
There are an estimated 48 non-Hindu employees in TTD and they came under scanner amid concerns being expressed in some quarters over increasing proselytization in Tirumala.
Last year after a video of a TTD official praying at a church had gone viral, the higher-ups had removed some non-Hindu employees.
The chief secretary also assured measures to strictly implement orders issued in the past banning propagation of other religions in Tirumala. The latest move by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government comes amid controversies and mounting criticism by the opposition, especially Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which dubbed him “anti-Hindu”. IANS
Chief secretary L V Subrahmanyam said while every individual was free to follow and practise the religion of his choice, no non-Hindu can continue to serve in the TTD
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