K Chandrasekhar Rao's Rs 5 crore gift to Tirupati
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Gift to God
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao Wednesday offered gold ornaments — worth Rs 5.6 crore — at the famous Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati amid raging criticism over his massive donations to temples allegedly using taxpayers’ money.
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Wealthy affair
Gold ornaments included a 'saligram' necklace which weighed 14.20 kg, priced at Rs 3.70 crore. 'Kanta abharanam' weighing 4.65 kg was also offered to Lord Swamy which was priced at Rs 1.20 crore.
Apart from Rs 5 crore which was offered to Lord Venkateshwara Swamy, Rs 59 lakh was offered to other deities.
Apart from Rs 5 crore which was offered to Lord Venkateshwara Swamy, Rs 59 lakh was offered to other deities.
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As promised
The chief minister was fulfilling a vow he had made earlier that he would present gold ornaments to various deities if a separate state of Telangana was formed.
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Amidst controversy
It was the first of such huge offering ever made by a state government after Independence in the country, to the 2,000-year-old hill shrine, richest in the world, the sources said.
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Thanksgiving mission
Before leaving for Hyderabad, Rao also offered his obeisance and made a gold offering at the shrine of Sri Padmavathi in Tiruchanur near here, the sources added.