Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), who manages the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, has taken action against 18 non-Hindu employees of the temple. TTD President BR Naidu has ordered the removal of these employees. All these non-Hindu are involved in religious activities. On this, AIMIM chief and MP from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi has said that this will send a wrong message.
The trust has placed two conditions in front of 18 employees- either in another government department Get transferred Take or take voluntary retirement (VRS). Naidu says that such a step is being taken to maintain the sanctity of the temple. Now these people will be banned from participating in the temple and the department related to it.
According to the Executive Order issued by TTD on 1 February 2025, 6 of these 18 employees are teachers in various educational institutions run by TTD. Apart from this, one is a sub-executive officer (welfare), an assistant executive officer, an assistant technical officer (electricity), a hostel worker, two electricians and two nurses.
Those who have been removed are the names of Professor Dr. KV Vijay Bhaskar Reddy and Principal Dr. Renu Dixit, Tirupati’s SPW Degree and PG College’s Sujata and Principal G Asuntha, Lecturer at SGS Arts College, SGS Arts College K. Pratap, SV Arts College includes Manekshaw Dayan of Lecturer and contract employee NC Bhimanna.
Apart from this, A Anand Raju, Deputy Executive Officer of the Welfare Department of TTD and TTD auction department Assistant Executive Officer A Rajasekhar Babu has been asked to transfer. Others transferred include VB Komla Devi of the Director Office of Sri Venkateswara Employees Training Academy (AVETA).
Apart from this, Electrician M Shekhar in TTD’s Electricity Department, BIRRD Hospital’s Head Nurse T Kalyani and Staff Nurse A Saubhagyam and S. Rosie, SV Poor Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home , Tirupati includes radiographer G Gopi.
Andhra Pradesh Religion Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy said that the employees who ‘non-Hindu involved in religious activities’ means that such employees are either Christians or Muslims and they do not follow Hindu beliefs. In fact, in the TTD meeting in November 2024, a proposal to transfer non-Hindus from the temple and the department related to it was passed.
MP Owaisi’s question
MP Asuddin Owaisi has expressed objection to TTD’s decision. He wrote in his post on social media site X (East Twitter), “Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has identified 18 employees who do not follow Hindu traditions or are non-Hindu. TTD argues that since it is a Hindu institution, non-Hindus should not work in it. ”
Take a look at the ap Hindu endowments act: a trustee cannot be a non-Hindi; No Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner etc. can be a non-Hindi; even the Inspector Under Section 12 cannot be a non-Hindi. The act under section 96 says the same thing about ttd
Now what is the waqf…
– Asaduddin Owaisi (@Asadowaisi) February 5, 2025
He further said, “We have no objection to this, but Chandrababu Naidu should tell why his party supported the Waqf Bill of the BJP in the Joint Working Committee. The Bill has made it mandatory to have at least two non-Muslims in the Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Board. The bill has also been removed in the bill that the council and the board should have a majority of Muslims. ”
Bringing the Waqf Amendment Bill in the middle, Owaisi further said, “Take a look at the Andhra Pradesh Hindu Services Act: trustee cannot be non-Hindu, no commissioner or assistant commissioner etc. can be non-Hindu Also cannot be a non-Hindu. The Act under Section 96 also says the same thing about TTD. Now what is the Waqf Bill saying? It should be non-Muslim. ”
The Relevant Sections of the AP Hindu Endowments Act are section 3 (2) (Commissioner or below cannot be a non-Hindi), Section 12 (Inspector Must Be a Hindi, Section 19 (1) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (J) (TRUSTEE C) If they aren’t hindu). Sections 28 (A Trustee Can Be Removed If they are not…
– Asaduddin Owaisi (@Asadowaisi) February 5, 2025
The AIMIM MP said, “At least two members of the Muslim CWC and the Muslim Waqf Board should be non-Muslim. The majority of CWC or Waqf Board may be non-Muslim. The majority of CWC or Waqf Board may be non-Muslim. Earlier these members were elected, now they will be nominated by the government, and the government is very capable of keeping a non-Muslim majority CWC/board. ”
Owaisi said that if only Hindus should rule the Hindu settlement and only Hindus should be employed there, then why is this discrimination against Muslim Waqf? He said, “Now TTD does not even want non-Hindu employees, but Waqf should not only essentially be non-Muslim, but they can also have majority among members!”
