“Tirumala Temple Chief Priest accused YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of utilising the temple income for the welfare of Christian and Muslim communities in the state”
What FACTLY found
In March 2019, during an interview, the then sacked Tirumala Temple Chief Priest Ramana Deekshithulu urged devotees not to donate money to temple hundi. Ramana Deekshithulu then alleged that 95% of temple income was being utilised by the Government and said that not even a single rupee from the Hundi income was utilised for the lord’s seva. Ramana Deekshithulu made these comments before the formation of the YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh. Also, he did not allege that the hund...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 April 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 April 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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