TTD Chairman and EO: There is no difference of opinion between us, a mistake has been made.
TTD Chairman and EO: Chairman expressed regret over the incident of stampede at Bairagipattada School during the release of Vaikuntha Ekadashi tokens in Tirupati. He informed that the developments during the issuance of Vaikuntha Ekadashi tokens were unfortunate and after that everything was going smoothly. He said that after the stampede incident, they are spreading false stories on social media and things in which they are not involved.
The Chairman denied reports of differences between him and the TTD EO. He said that he has no differences with Ivo. He also condemned the campaign that EOs are not implementing the decisions of TTD. It was reported that there were some delays in implementing the decisions taken by the Governing Council. He said that the stories coming on social media are unfortunate.
He said that from now on he will tell everyone before doing anything in TTD. He said that it is unfortunate that false stories are coming out in the name of TTD and he will be available to contact them at any time. Devotees say that everything was wonderful except the stampede incident and they wanted to acknowledge the hard work of the staff in organizing Vaikuntha Ekadashi. He asked to acknowledge the hard work of the officers in the arrangements. Also, due to lack of management, one or two incidents have happened here and people have been asked to leave it.
He said that any person can meet him directly and get clarification on the articles by contacting him. He said that since Vaikuntha Ekadashi, 60-70 thousand people are visiting regularly and the devotees are visiting without any problem. He asked them to stop talking about the stampede and talk about God.
Ivo has no quarrel with the chairman…
Ivo Shyamala Rao said that wrong publicity is being spread on social media about TTD and he did not respond as he was busy in various works. He regretted that the President of EVO was addressed in the same manner on social media, with different stories circulating and people expressing doubts.
He said that decisions will be taken under the supervision of TTD Board, work will be done as per the decisions taken by TTD Board and all important aspects have been discussed in the Board. He said that as per the discussion in the board, arrangements for Vaikuntha Ekadashi have been made.
The EO said that everyone worked in coordination and a stampede occurred in the school premises of Tirupati. He said that it is not appropriate to criticize the stampede incident. He said that there was a campaign on social media that this happened in Tirumala. He said that this problem has arisen because the devotees have to follow certain protocols while going out. He asked them not to repeat it again.
On the other hand, the CM expressed anger after the Vaikuntha Ekadashi stampede in Tirupati and clarified that the Chairman and the EO should work in coordination and put aside their differences and work together.