HYDERABAD, INDIA, MAY 2, 2012 (India Today): SR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s religious slant once again sparked a big controversy on Wednesday when he entered the famous Hindu temple of Lord Venkateshwara in Tirumala without signing the mandatory declaration about his faith in the Deity.
Jagan, a Christian, along with his 60 followers, including former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust board chairman Bhumana Karunakara Reddy, entered the temple through the Vaikuntham queue complex to have a VIP break darshan of Lord Venkateshwara.
TTD executive officer L. V. Subrahmanyam, who ordered an inquiry into the incident following complaints by several devotees, said as per the rules, it was mandatory on the part of non-Hindus to sign a formal declaration for the darshan of Lord Venkateshwara saying they had complete faith in the Lord. Jagan, being a born Catholic Christian, should have signed the declaration form.