US-based devotee donates Rs 9 crore to TTD for renovation works
A US-based devotee, M. Ramalinga Raju, donated ₹9 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for renovating the PAC-1, PAC-2 and PAC-3 buildings. TTD chairman B.R. Naidu lauded the gesture, recalling Raju’s earlier ₹16-crore donation in 2012.
Andhra: US-based devotee donates Rs 9 crore to TTD Tirupati, Nov 26 (PTI) A US-based devotee donated Rs 9 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Wednesday, temple body chairman BR Naidu said.
M Ramalinga Raju donated the amount for the renovation of the PAC-1, PAC-2 and PAC-3 buildings.
“Another great donation to TTD. M Ramalinga Raju donated Rs 9 crore for the renovation of PAC-1, 2 and 3 buildings,” Naidu said in a post on ‘X’, adding that Raju had earlier donated Rs 16 crore in 2012.
Extending congratulations on behalf of TTD for the contribution towards improving facilities for devotees, Naidu said he wished for the deity’s blessings on Raju.
The TTD chairman said he hoped to see similar contributions from Raju in the future.
TTD is the custodian of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world.
