Claim: Tirumala Temple Chief Priest accused YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of utilising the temple income for the welfare of Christian and Muslim communities in the state.
Fact-check: Tirumala Temple Chief Priest did not accuse the YS Jagan government of misusing temple income for the welfare of Christians and Muslims - FACTLY
Verdict: in march 2019, during an interview, the then sacked tirumala temple chief priest ramana deekshithulu urged devotees not to donate money to temple hundi. ramana deekshithulu then alleged that 95% of temple income was being utilised by the government and said that not even a single rupee from the hundi income was utilised for the lord's seva. ramana deekshithulu made these comments before the formation of the ysr congress party government in andhra pradesh. also, he did not allege that the hundi income was utilised for the welfare of christian and muslim communities in the state. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-04-26T09:47:28