» KCR To Visit Tirumala On Tuesday To Fulfill His Vow
KCR To Visit Tirumala On Tuesday To Fulfill Vow
The Telangana CM, who faced plenty of brickbats from the Andhra people during the Telangana statehood movement, has now turned a hero in the same region.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who faced plenty of brickbats from the people of the Andhra region for 14 years during the Telangana statehood movement, has now turned a hero in the same place.
Huge hoardings have come up in Tirupati welcoming KCR on the eve of his scheduled visit to the temple town on February 22 to fulfill his vows to the presiding deity Lord Venkateswara and for helping him achieve statehood for Telangana.
The Telangana Chief Minister will be presenting a gold Saligrama Haram worth Rs 5.59 crores to the deity for helping him fulfill his vow.
He will leave for Tirupati by a special flight on Tuesday on his second visit to AP after the State's bifurcation. He will stay for Tuesday night at Tirumala and will present the gold Saligrama Haram during a special pooja. Later, he will visit Alivelu Mangapuram at Tirupati and present a gold nose-stud to Goddess Padmavathi.
Sources said KCR will also meet an old friend, one Shankar Reddy, in Tirupati and have lunch with him.
He will return to Hyderabad in the evening.
It may be mentioned here that KCR had vowed to present ornaments to various deities in both States if statehood for Telangana was achieved.