TIRUPATI: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao visited Tirumala and offered jewellery worth £500,000 to deity Lord Sri Venkateswara. The visit was a fulfilment of a vow he had taken when fighting for a separate Telangana.
KCR had taken a vow during the struggle for a different state, that if they succeeded, he would offer gold ornaments to Lord Venkateswara. He was accompanied by his family and other cabinet colleagues, and the group visited the temple amid heightened security in the ghat roads leading to the temple. Initially, the CM was welcomed by TTD executive officer D Sambasiva Rao, and joint executive officer KS Sreenivasa Raju. KCR offered prayers, and donated 'Saligrama Haram' and 'Petala Kanthabharanam' to Sri Venkateswara on behalf of the Telangana government. He also offered prayers in the temple of Goddess Padmavathi at Tiruchanoor and presented a nose ring to the Goddess.
KCR's family members, including his six sisters, his son and IT Minister KT Rama Rao, his daughter and MP Kavita, his nephew and minister T Harish Rao, and Assembly Speaker Madhusudana Chari, also reached Tirumala. Telangana chief secretary SP Singh, former chief secretary Rajiv Sharma, and Telangana tourism advisor KV Ramanachari were also part of the team.
