New Delhi:
Six devotees were killed and several others were injured in a stampede near the Baikunth Dwar Darshan ticket center at Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. The incident occurred when a large number of devotees gathered to collect the tokens, leading to a stampede. Six people died and many others were injured in this incident. The injured have been taken to the hospital. One of the deceased has been identified as a resident of Salem, Tamil Nadu.
On this incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu took information about the situation from the officials and expressed condolences.
The death of many devotees in the Topulatha held near Vishnu’s residence in Tirupati for darshan tokens at the Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha gate was shocking. This tragic incident, which took place during a huge gathering of devotees for tokens, deeply hurt me. And some others…
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) January 8, 2025
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has expressed deep sorrow for the devotees who lost their lives during the stampede at Tirupati temple. He wrote on social media platform This incident occurred when a large number of devotees had gathered for tokens. In view of the information that the condition of some of them was serious, I have directed higher officials to go to the spot and take relief measures. So that better medical treatment can be provided to the injured and their lives can be saved, I am talking to the district and TTD officials from time to time and taking stock of the situation.
Apart from this, former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed deep shock and grief over the tragic deaths of devotees in the stampede. He expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and urged the government to ensure best medical care for the injured.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the stampede incident at Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh is extremely sad and urged Congress workers to provide all possible help in this difficult time.
- He described the loss of life while collecting tokens for Baikunth Ekadashi darshan as extremely sad and appealed to take immediate measures to restore order.
- Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will visit Tirupati at 10:30 am on Thursday. He will go to the hospital to meet the injured and later discuss the incident with the authorities.
- Chief Minister Naidu has directed the TTD Chairman to take immediate steps to ensure that the devotees do not face any kind of inconvenience.
- Six devotees were killed and several others were injured in a stampede near the Baikunth Dwar Darshan ticket center at Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when a large number of devotees gathered to collect the tokens, leading to a stampede. In fact, since morning, thousands of devotees were standing in queues at various ticket centers of Tirupati for Vaikuntha Dwar Darshan Token. The incident occurred when devotees were allowed to queue up at Bairagi Pattida Park. After the accident, Tirupati police immediately controlled the situation and evacuated the devotees safely.
In fact, since morning, thousands of devotees were standing in queues at various ticket centers of Tirupati for Vaikuntha Dwar Darshan Token. The incident occurred when devotees were allowed to queue up at Bairagi Pattida Park. After the accident, Tirupati police immediately controlled the situation and evacuated the devotees safely.
Let us tell you that Baikunth Dwar Darshan has been opened for ten days, due to which thousands of people are gathering for tokens. Temple committee chairman BR Naidu called an emergency meeting to take stock of the incident and promised to brief the media about the situation.
