The latest administrative reshuffle within the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has evoked sharp criticism from the Telugu Desam Party, following allegations that officials who were closely associated with the previous YSRCP government are being reinstated to key positions.

Though Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been making statements that the TTD would be cleansed and the sanctity of temple would be restored, what is happening at the ground-level is totally contrary to Naidu’s directions.

Interestingly, these changes have been brought in after Anil Kumar Singhal assumed charge as the new TTD Executive Officer (EO).

Singhal was cherry-picked by Naidu himself, despite reservations from his alliance partners – Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana

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