TTD Chairman vs EO: Fighting in front of CM…Complaints against each other
TTD Chairman vs EO: In Tirumala, when the Chairman alleged that the officials were not saying anything to him, the EO’s denial that he was not saying anything came to the fore in the Stampede Review. During the Chief Minister’s review of the stampede incident in Tirupati, a heated argument broke out between TTD EO Shyamala Rao and Chairman BR Naidu, which left the people present at the meeting shocked. The tussle started when the Chairman, who was angry that the temple authorities were not taking care of him, questioned the EVO in front of the Chief Minister. It seems that there was a heated argument between the two as Ivo also reacted at the same level.
In the presence of the Chief Minister, TTD Chairman BR Naidu and EV Shyamala Rao clashed with each other, leaving the Minister and the Chief Minister shocked. During the review of the Tirupati stampede incident on Thursday evening, in the presence of the Chief Minister, TTD Chairman Naidu addressed Shyamala Rao and said, “You are not telling me anything”, angering the EVOs. Rumors have been going on for many years that the Chairman is not having an affair with senior IAS officer Shyamala Rao. There has been a rumor going on for some months that there has been a rift between the two as the Chairman announced many decisions in front of the media without consulting the EO.
The TTD chairman has already complained to the Chief Minister that the EO is not paying attention to him, not implementing his decisions and hindering the implementation of his announcements. Officials are impatient with the Speaker directly announcing several important decisions without discussing them with officials, including giving name badges to employees, the Sri Vani Trust case and the removal of pagans from Tirumala.
In this sequence, a stampede broke out in Tirupati during the issuance of darshan token at Vaikuntha Dwar. Six people died in this incident. This led to publicity that TTD officials were responsible. In the review conducted by the Chief Minister, the Chairman expressed displeasure over the EO while holding the officers responsible for the incident.
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When the chairman objected that ‘you’re not telling me anything’, Ivo argued that ‘we’re still telling you everything’. TTD Chairman BR Naidu, EO Shyamala Rao, Tirupati district in-charge minister Agni Satyaprasad, Bhakti minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy and Home Minister Anita were present at the review held at the TTD administration building on Tirupati Kapilatheertham Road on Thursday evening. Chief officials of TTD also participated in the review.
Ivo and the Chairman questioned each other in a serious tone and tried to highlight the distance between them. BR Naidu complained to CM Chandrababu that as Chairman he was not being respected and was not being discussed. This started an argument between the two. When the Chairman complained against him to the CM, Ivo suddenly became angry. In front of the Chief Minister, Ivo also addressed the Chairman as Aap. Addressing the Speaker, he said, ‘I am not telling you anything. He replied that he was saying everything. Expressing his anger, he said that he is troubled by the statement of the Chairman in the Srivani Trust case.
They argued among themselves. The ministers and CM were surprised by his behaviour. In this sequence, Minister Angani intervened and questioned the EO on this attitude in front of the Chief Minister. He expressed anger that he was behaving out of bounds. He warned in a stern tone that someone will show his frustration on someone. He said that he has coordination with the Chief Secretary, they should work together and establish coordination, why talk like this in front of everyone.
The language they spoke also seemed wrong to them. JEO Venkaiah Choudhary has warned that he will decide all aspects related to Tirumala as well as the style of functioning. He said that they have to talk and work with each other. Before the review, the Chairman informed the CM about the developments in Tirumala. They complained that the officials were not counting them and were conducting the review without them. Last month, the TTD Chairman had complained to the CM against the officials in the AP Secretariat. CM suggested that EOs should work in coordination at that time. After the recent stampede, it has become interesting to see how the Chief Minister will fix the Tirumala issue.
