Bapiraju sworn in TTD chairman
 Tirumala, September 2: Veteran congressman and a close aide of former Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi, Kanumuri Bapiraju, on Friday assumed charge as the 44th chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams in the auspicious muhurtam at 9.18 PM.
Bapiraju took the oath and pledge at a high voltage ceremony amidst chanting of Vedic hymns and conduction of rituals inside the sanctum sanatorium of the Srivari Temple to serve Lord Venkateswara honestly and without any other considerations.
The ceremony was conducted at the Bangaru Vakili (golden door) inside the Ananda Milayam within the Srivari Temple complex. The oath was also served to three other members of the Board ' Routhu Suryaprakash Rao, Muthyam Reddy and Rajeswari.
After being sworn in as Chairman of TTD for a term of two years Bapiraju was presented Aashirvachanam (divine blessing) by Vedic pundits led by chief priest of TTD . Later the officials also presented Srivari prasadam to the new chairman of TTD .
Tirupati parliament member Chinta Mohan, Tirupati MLA Chiranjeevi, several former Executive Officers besides family members and admirers of chairman participated in the august ceremony in the temple.
News Posted: 2 September, 2011
|
