Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 2 (ANI): Amid chaos over the Srikakulam stampede incident, Telugu Desam Party ( TDP ) MLA Gouthu Sireesha on Saturday said that the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga opened only four months ago, and the 94-year-old devotee who constructed the temple on his land didn't expect such an influx of crowd.

Speaking to reporters, Sireesha said that around 1,000 to 1,500 devotees visited the temple due to Ekadashi, which was an unexpected turnout.

"An unexpected bad incident happened. Nobody expected this, as the temple had only been open for four months. Even the people of Palasa were unaware of the temple. It was a mouth-to-mouth publicity. The temple was constructed by a 94-year-old devotee on his own land. Today, he gave a stateme

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