Tirumala Temple vs Tourism Spat Over 'Sacred Land' In Andhra Pradesh | Read

A fresh political storm has erupted in Andhra Pradesh after the opposition YSR Congress Party opposed a land swap deal between the state government's Tourism Department and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, calling it a "serious violation of sanctity" and insisting that land owned by the temple should not be used for commercial or non-religious purposes.

Specifically, the party has questioned the controversial allotment of 20 acres to a chain of luxury hotels and asked if temple land should be used by hotels 'serving meat and kebabs'.