A couple of months ago when Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made a sudden inspection of Yadadri temple which is being given a complete makeover and developed on the lines of Tirumala temple, he fumed at the officials for the delay in works.
KCR was angry because he wanted the temple to be inaugurated in the month of February because of auspicious muhurthams.
He was also planning to conduct a massive “Maha Sudershana Yagam” in a sprawling 100 acres of land, for which he wanted to invite all seers from across the country, besides top political heads from all parts of the nation.
But, the Yadadri authorities were helpless as there were no funds from the state government to speed up the works. Yet, they tried to give an impression that they would complete the works within the deadline.
In the last couple of months, KCR himself has realised that there is really no money in the kitty even to pay salaries to the employees, let alone taking up works like Yadadri. He is struggling to fill the coffers by increasing taxes on liquor and going in for borrowings.
So, when KCR went to Yadadri again on Tuesday, he understood that it is not possible to complete the works without giving further release of money. So, he told the authorities not to hurry up things and go according to the original schedule.
“There is no need for any anxiety or hastening of Yadadri temple renovation works as the temple will remain permanently with quality and as per the laid down Shastras. There is no need for any deadlines. So, there is no compromise on the quality and perfection, which should be done in accordance with the Agamasastra rules,” he said.
Going by the chief minister’s statement, it appears he has postponed his plan to conduct Maha Sudershana Yagam as well in February.
