Even as Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman B R Naidu marked his first year in office on Wednesday, claiming to have introduced major reforms in temple administration, his predecessor and YSR Congress Party leader Bhumana Karunakar Reddy dismissed his performance as “inefficient” and “a total failure.”

Bhumana accused Naidu of failing to manage temple affairs effectively, alleging that his lack of understanding of AI-based systems had worsened crowd management issues.

He also claimed that darshan tickets were being sold on the black market and that Naidu had lost control over temple operations, allowing several irregularities to occur at Tirumala.

“Naidu’s one year as TTD chairman has been filled with mishaps, indifference, and internal settlements,” Bhumana remarked, adding t

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