Thread by @_dinakar_

#TTD Controversy

1. I know I am late by 3 days to share my opinions on TTD Matter, better late than ever...

2. What does Ramana Dikshithulu garu want ?

Respect and Stature ..

3. What TDP Govt has made the controversy look like ?

BJP instigating priests to fight on TDP Govt..

4. Whom did Ramana Dikshitulu garu complained on ?

TTD ..

Who Reacted to his complaint ?

TDP..

5. When did it all started ?

6 to 8 months back..

Why the fight started ?

TTD staff started deciding the schedule on how the temple should work and that irked the priests ..

6. Any Specific example on misbehaviour of Staff ?

Due to lot of VVIPs queuing up to Tirumala and to accommodate them, TTD staff started giving advise to priests that Suprabhata Sena has to happen at 2 AM so that VVIPs can be accommodated ... This irked the priests

7. Why Priests Irked ?

As per Aagama Shastras, God is a living entity and what ever luxuries are given to a king has to be given to god... Will a king be allowed to sleep at 10 PM and waken up at 2 AM just because some one is coming to visit ?

8. What’s the fight with Naivedyam ?

There are specific things which are supposed to be given as Naivedyam to lord... TTD staff started not providing proper Naivedyam to Lord for specific Pooja’s which as against AAGAMA Shastras...

9. What’s the fight with Attendance registrar ?

Some arrogant officers in TTD started attendance to the priests and noting down when they are coming and when they are going.. As if they are spying on priests.. Third grade staff demanding the priests is very bad manners

Priests told that we cannot come and sign Morning and evening,, you are seeing us, please update the register by yourself... but the arrogant staff even commanded the chief priest of TTD to come and sign and this demand is made by some third grade. Staff

There is a stature which the priests enjoy and you touch their stature.. it is not going to end well and there are two groups because of this arrogance.. Staff and Priests..

10. What’s the fight on everyday postings of priests ??

Just because the priests were not complying to staff, TTD staff decided to take revenge on Priests... There are many temples in Tirumala..

So the priests were harassed on daily basis by allotting them different temples and this was not communicated till the morning of that day... This created confusion and anger among priests

11. What about Show Cause notice to Ramana Dikshitulu ?

Chief priest took his grand son inside the sanctum of the lord.. Staff asked Chief priest to taking his grandson without their permission ..

Chief priest replied, I was taken by my grand father and my son was taken by my father and I am taking my grand son... This is how a family learns on how it is done... But look at the arrogance of the staff

Priesthood is continuous in family... how else does a chief priest will teach the things to be done unless it is a on the job training ...

12. Ramana Dikshitulu has property and Car ?

Socialistic mindset of people wants a Brahmin always to be poor ..

Till 1996 , we had a mirashi system which was much more remunerative to the priests ..

The govt out of jealousy taken out this system and made the priests an employee..

13. Cab priest be treated as an employee ?

No, not at all ... A priest cannot be treated as an employee ... Priest has to be given some respect as he is sacrificing a lot to be pure and serve the purpose..

14 Did TDP Govt acted in haste ?

Yes, it’s a simple problem of Respect and Stature which is blown out of proportion because it is not handled by a learned hand

15. Did CBN led TDP Govt took it to Ego ?

Yes, TTD staff took the matter to its ego as they think the priest is also an employee and nothing above them.. this is the fucking problem which created the mess..

16. Is 65 years retirement move a stupid one ?

Yes the 65 year retirement is implemented just as a revenge against the priests by TDP Govt...

17. Why 65 year rule is stupid ?

In tradition, the more time you spend in priesthood, the more valuable you are to the priesthood... priest should be allowed to do the duties till he is fit and his physical body helps him

18 What’s the staff problem really ?

Staff and govt thinking that TIrumala is another secular post... The fundamental understanding of the Temple itself is wrong

19 Neither the British did it, nor the Nawabs did it... It took a secular Govt of TDP to do this ghastly act of throwing the priest out of temple because of his age..

20. I end my case by saying, CBN should stop seeing politics in every matter and resolve the issue amicably

21. Few additions to the thread....

Why did Ramana Dikshithulu did Homa at YS Rajasekhar Reddy home ? And What’s explanation for it ?

Yes, Ramana Dikshitulu did Homa at YS Rajasekhar reddy request.

Per Shastras, if King requests, Homa has to be done, CM is the modern day king of the land, this is the explanation given by Ramana Dikshitulu then..

Now, Now... is YSR only the King and CBN is not King ?

CBN is King now, he can ask to perform a Homa and priests will oblige.

22 is Ramana Dikshitulu a money minded person ?

There was a legislature named Sugunamma,

Sugunamma offered 10 Lakhs to Ramana Dikshitulu just to come to her daughters mariahe and bless her with the same hand which touches the deity of Lord Balaji every day..

It may sound silly for many.. what’s in the hand....but, many are aware about that it’s not easy to be born as a priest who performs Pooja to Lord Balaji in Tirumala..

Ramana Dikshitulu rejected above request as it sets wrong example...

23 How can this be solved .

There are people who can talk to Priest like IVR Krishna Rao, but administration has burnt the bridges with him..

There will be minds who are worried about ztirumala and priest respects too, find such mind and end the concerns once for all..

24... TTD decision to retire priests just 8 days back...