కలియుగ దైవంతో ఆటలా ? | Is Corruption is a Way of Life in Tirumala? | BS Editorial | YOYO VIEW

Описание: Is Corruption is a way of life in Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam?. Exclusive Editorial (YOYO VIEW) for YOYO TV CHANNEL by BS.






The Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD) not only manages one of the most revered temples in India but is also the richest temple board in the country. With a mammoth Rs 2,000-crore annual budget, 10,000 staffers in 98 wings, it is not surprising therefore that the menace of corruption has seeped into its system.
"It's a mini-state in itself, giving rise to corruption at every level," says a senior temple official. Right from the time a pilgrim gets down at Tirupati to catch a bus to the Tirumala hills for a darshan has his head tonsured, obtains an appointment with the joint executive officer for accommodation, buys laddu prasadam, he has to grease the palms of employees and agents.
Corruption has become a norm, '1+1' has become the code word to get things done. By this, a pilgrim has to pay double of what he has entitled for a service. Madhava Reddy, an onion trader from Hindupur, had the bitter experience of shelling out Rs 5,000 to a tout recently. "Though an AC room costs Rs 1,500, I had to spend Rs 5,000 since they took Rs 1,500 as commission towards accommodation (under the 1+1 scheme) and Rs 2,000 more for darshan and prasadam," he said. Reddy says that he had to depend on the agents because the other option was to run from pillar to post to get recommendation letters for darshan/accommodation from a top official or an MLA. "It's institutionalized corruption as an artificial demand is created by the staff in cahoots with brokers," points out a former executive officer of TTD. At Kalyanakatta, where pilgrims offer their hair in fulfillment of their vows, tonsuring service is free or one can take Rs 10 tokens. But here there is no 1+ 1, it is worse. Every barber takes Rs 50-100 from each pilgrim. There are over 500 barbers. The union president of barber association was caught handing over the day's moolah to the superintendent on a closed circuit camera last year. The official was suspended but later reinstated. Insiders say that after that episode whenever barbers take money, they look straight into the cameras to avoid detection.
Then, there are TTD publications counters at various places atop the hill, which are always under lock and key. If pilgrims want to buy books, they have to walk 5 km from the main temple. "Thousands of books are printed at the TTD printing press. Corruption in this wing alone runs into Rs 150 crore," alleges advocate Srinivas.
Similarly, there are several AC rooms for pilgrims. But the ACs are always under repair. "There are no records on how many ACs are in working condition but they keep placing orders for new ACs," says a former official not wanting to be named.





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