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Today's
Tirumala News..
May
20 2011 (Friday
)
Headlines
SHRC
directive to TTD E.O
‘Harassment'
at Vedapatasala flayed
21
to tie knot in Kalyanamastu
Govt
Likely to Appoint New EO for TTD, Revive Trust Board
SHRC
directive to TTD E.O
Hyderabad
, May 19 :
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Thursday took
suo motu notice of the alleged sexual abuse of junior students
by their seniors at the Vedic school at Tirumala and directed
the Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
(TTD), which runs the institution, to take up a detailed inquiry.
The EO as well as the Collector and the Superintendent of
Police of Chittoor district, both of whom were also asked
to conduct a parallel inquiry, have been directed to submit
their reports to the commission by June 27.
Shocking
The SHRC which passed orders to the authorities based on
newspaper reports about the incident, noted that what happened
at the school was shocking.
It was more shocking that it happened in the pilgrim town
of Tirumala.
The commission expressed anguish that the management and
senior officials of the school failed in their duty to impart
morality and discipline among the students who would later
in their career turn out to be Vedic pandits, expected to
teach morals to society.
The SHRC felt that the human rights of not only the junior
students but the entire community were violated as the society
expected Vedic pandits from the school to be of high moral
character and discipline.
Condemned
Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh Balala Hakkula Sangham (AP
Child Rights Association) condemned the alleged sexual harassment
of students of TTD-run Vedic school at Tirumala by their seniors.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, president of the
association Achyuta Rao and secretary Anita Reddy said the
incident was not just a blot on the TTD but on the society
itself.
They wanted the State government to suspend the school Principal
and teachers immediately so that a fair inquiry was possible.
‘Harassment'
at Vedapatasala flayed
Tirupati
, May 19:
Andhra Pradesh Brahmana Sangha Samakhya, the confederation
of Brahmins' associations, has strongly condemned the harassment
of juniors by seniors at Dharmagiri Vedapatasala at Tirumala
as ‘unfortunate'.
Among other things, the Samakhya has advised the Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management to divide the hostel
accommodation into two categories based on age groups, for
6 to 10 years and 12 to 16 years, besides forming invigilation
committees with the teachers.
The organising secretary C.R.K. Seshagiri Rao has also sought
development of libraries, promotion of sports and ban on use
of mobile phones in the Vedic school.
21
to tie knot in Kalyanamastu
Ongole
, May 19:
Kalyanamastu, the mass marriage programme being taken up
under the auspices of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD),
will be conducted on May 20 in four centres of Prakasam district
for 21 couples who have applied for it.
There are allegations that improper campaigning is the main
reason for the poor response to Kalyanamastu this time.
As many as 52 marriages were performed in 2007 under Kalyanamastu,
236, 56 and 86 in three phases in 2008 and 38 in 2009.
The marriages will be performed at 9.52 am at Ongole, Singarayakonda,
Chirala and Kandukur by the TTD which is presenting golden
mangalasutra, new clothes and essentials to each couple, further
providing free meals to 60 relatives of each couple during
Kalyanamastu.
Besides this, the TTD is offering free darshan facility to
couples of Kalyanamastu.
The TTD is taking up the programme across the state and marraiges
are being held in TTD Kalyanamandapams in all districts.
Govt
Likely to Appoint New EO for TTD, Revive Trust Board
Hyderabad
,May 19:
A revamp of the Tirumala Tirupati Dev-asthanams (TTD) administration
is on the cards.
Official sources on Thursday indicated that the government
may appoint a new executive officer and revive the TTD Trust
Board.
IYR Krishna Rao, the present TTD EO, is likely to be replaced
with another IAS officer LV Subramaniam.
Orders to this effect are likely to be issued after Chief
Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy returns from a visit to Delhi
later this week.
Hinting at the revival of the TTD Trust Board, the sources
said, the government
may first appoint the Chairman and later, nominate the other
members.
Among the front runners for the post of the chairman is Guntur
MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao.
The Board was scrapped and a specified authority was put
in place during Kiran Kumar Reddy's predecessor K Ro-saiah's
tenure.
The specified authority is headed by principal secretary
to the Chief Minister J Satyanarayana.
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