Tirumala darshan: AP to honour T MLA, MP letters

Tirumala darshan: AP to honour T MLA, MP letters 

T’gana Leaders Thank Naidu For The Decision 

Roushan.Ali@timesofindia.com 31.12.2024

Hyderabad : In a significant decision, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led govt has decided to accept four recommendation letters, two days a week, from Telangana MLAs, MLCs, and MPs for darshan of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala. 

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and a large number of MLAs, including ministers from the state, urged the AP govt to accept the recommendation letters of elected representatives of Telangana for the Lord’s darshan. Many MLAs from the state also complained that Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam was not honouring the letters issued by them for darshan to the people. 

In his letter to Revanth Reddy on Monday, Naidu stated: “We examined the issues raised by you in your letter dated Dec 16, 2024, about Srivari darshan in TTD. We took a decision on the proposal sent by you to accept the recommendation letters of Telangana’s elected representatives for darshan of Lord Venkateshwara.” “Keeping in view the cordial relations between the two Telugu states, letters from MLA, MLC, MP will be honoured any two days of a week, between Monday and Thursday for VIP break darshan of ₹500 ticket. Only two letters will be honoured. Likewise, two letters will be honoured for the special entry darshan (SED) of ₹300 ticket. For every letter, up to six devotees will be allowed for darshan,” Naidu added. 

The decision to honour the recommendation letters for darshan was taken by also considering the convenience of lakhs of devotees coming from various other states, the daily rush, and the possibility of allowing darshan without difficulty. Res ponding to the letter on X, the Telangana CMO said: “CM Revanth thanked AP CM Naidu for taking a decision to honour recommendation letters of Telangana MLAs, MLCs, and MPs for darshan of Kaliyuga God Lord  Venkateshwara Swamy in TTD.

People of Telangana have an inseparable spiritual bond with Tirumala Venkateswara from centuries. Thousands of devotees from Telangana visit TTD, and that number increases every year.” Telangana council chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy and assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar thanked Chandrababu Naidu and TTD chairman B R Naidu for taking a decision to honour recommendation letters from Telangana's elected representatives.