YSR Congress got a bigger blow than the recent election defeat with the Laddu issue. Jagan is totally clueless about how to handle the issue.
He is desperately trying to reduce the damage somehow. He is going to Tirumala tomorrow to have the Darshan of the Lord to appease the Hindus.
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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has specified rules about the entry of non-Hindus into the Temple. They have to sign a declaration that they have faith in God even though they belong to a different faith.
Jagan has been refusing to sign this declaration for a long time. This issue has come to light once again.
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“Why should we sign the Declaration? Jagan will not sign it. We will go to Tirumala without signing and have Darshan. Nobody can stop us,” Bhumana Karunakara Reddy said.
Bhumana has been the TTD chairman twice so far. He was appointed by YSR once and Jagan recently.
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They have selected people like this who prioritize politics over the Lord and Jagan wants us to believe he respects Santana Dharma. Probably, this itself indicates the need of him to sign the Declaration.
And then, this is a challenge for Chandrababu Naidu Government.
A party that was reduced to just eleven seats is challenging a Government of 164 seats with a dialogue – “మమ్మల్ని ఎవరూ అడ్డుకోలేరు”.
We will have to see if Chandrababu will stay his ground and insist on the Declaration or if he will soften his stand with his usual diplomatic style.
It will shameful to the mandate this Government has got if they let go of this challenge.
It should be remembered here that Former President APJ Abdul Kalam signed the Declaration in Tirumala even though he was in office. But it is difficult to expect the standards of Kalam from politicians these days.