It was established in the preliminary enquiry report that Venkatesh was involved in financial irregularities. Based on the enquiry report, the Commissioner issued the suspension orders.
Temple would be open for darshan on the occasion of Guru Poornima on July 23 and 24 and devotees would be allowed with strict implementation of Covid protocols
Temple Executive Officer (EO) Banoth Shivaji informed that devotees would be allowed only for free and quick darshan of the deities at the temple from 6 am to 1 pm
When Telangana State Develayala Parirakshana Samithi president N Srinivas filed a case in Lok Ayukta complaining about the encroachment of temple lands, it sought a report from Endowments Principal Secretary and Commissioner in June 2017