Union aviation - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Union aviation at Lokmat Times

Amaravati, Jan 26 Senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju diverted his rejected donation for Ramateertham to Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya on Tuesday."Now that I have been denied my right as a bhakt (devotee) and a member of the founder family to offer my donation to Lord Rama in Ramateerthalu, I have passed on the donation which to my mind now belongs to Lord Rama to the Bhavya Rama Mandir in Ayodhya," said Raju.He asserted that he is now at peace after diverting the donation of Rs 1,01,116 to Ayodhya.Raju shared a picture of the cheque he donated to Ram Mandir.Earlier, the Andhra Pradesh government rejected his donation to Ramateertham temple, following an attack by unidentified miscreants in December who decapitated Lord Ram's idol and dumped the head in a nearby pond.Subsequent to that crime, a massive controversy erupted over the secluded hilltop temple's attack with fingers being pointed at the government for allegedly neglecting the security of temples.Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas criticised Raju for neglecting the temple's security as he was a caretaker, which kicked up another row.The Andhra Pradesh government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe temple attacks and also allocated Rs 3 crore to renovate the Ramateertham in Nellimerla mandal of Vizianagaram district.( With inputs from IANS )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Union AviationFOLLOW

Union aviation, Latest News

Politics :Don't hide behind advisories, take concrete action: Congress' Venugopal to Scindia

New Delhi, June 13 Congress leader K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday once again urged Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ... ...

National :COVID-19: Stalin requests Scindia for temporary air bubble arrangement with Singapore, Malaysia to facilitate Tamil diaspora

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia requesting him to make a temporary air transport bubble agreement with Singapore and Malaysia to resolve travel difficulties faced by the Tamil diaspora due to ...

Politics :TDP leader diverts rejected Ramateertham donation to Ayodhya

Amaravati, Jan 26 Senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju diverted ... ...