TPN ,S.Vinay Kumar: Already the state of Andhra Pradesh is on heat due to the adulteration of Laddu Prasada of Tirumala. Deputy CM Mr. Pawan Kalyan has aggressively attacked on the people, who have taken the issue in a light manner. He has spoken out at Goddess Durga Temple. But the pity thing is that, there are so many such distorters in Goddess Durga Temple itself. If we know all these things, Vijayawada people may not leave the culprits for sure.From the last five years, the temple is under control of Mr. Vellampalli Srinivas, MLA and Minister for Endowments for some time. All the contracts will go to followers of Mr. Vellampalli. In the same period, there is a big complaint on the quality of Laddu, Pulihora (Lemon Rice) and other Prasada. But, nobody addressed this issue. Even the new Government which is running from the last three months has also neglected this aspect. Now, after issue of Tirumala, all the temples are scanning by the authorities. On part of it, Durga Temple has witnessed very cheap quality of material supplied to make prasada and other food items. Last two days, the verification was done and the same was found. But, nobody mentioning it and not even opening their mouths including ruling party leaders.
Mr. Ravi Kiran Reddy of Kiran Traders has been supplying material from the last five years to Goddess Durga Temple. From then onwards the quality was poor, but nobody questioned him, as he was used to pay all the compensations to MLA and others allegedly. Another person Mr. Ravi is the incharge of cooking and making all prasadas. He has to identify the quality of the material supplied and has to make complaint on it. But, Ravi and Ravi Kiran Reddy both are close to Ex MLA Vellampalli. That is why there is no obstacle for them for all these five years. But, after changing of the Government also the same is going on, and the same people are doing their business successfully in manipulated manner. Where as even for coconuts also, disruption of quality is going on. The contractor will arrange his own persons at the temple. And they will not allow devotees to brake the coconut. They themselves breaks the coconut and will give half of it. But, here they will segregate the coconut pieces quality wise. As quality ones will goes to hotels for business purpose. They will not give the piece of coconut to the devotee from their own coconut, they will give less quality piece from the batch, which they have segregated before itself.
Even, regarding sarees presented to Goddess Durga are also witnessing big level of corruption. Here also people of Vellampalli are working. They are doing corruption in a big way on sarees. Tomorrow we will give all the details of corruption going on regarding sarees submitted to Goddess Durga.Vijayawada devotees of Goddess Durga are demanding to look in to these issues and cancel the present contracts. They are demanding the Government, particularly Mr. Pawan Kalyan, who is fighting against impurity of prasada in devotional places, to examine the quality of prasada of Goddess Durga Temple and take the action accordingly.