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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Visits Tirupati Temple, Donates to Food Program
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the Tirupati temple to mark his grandson's birthday. Naidu's family donated ₹44 lakh to support the temple's free food program for devotees, adding to their 12 previous donations.
Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the Tirupati temple to celebrate his grandson's birthday. Following the temple visit, Naidu and his family served food to devotees at the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamanba Annadana complex. Naidu spoke with devotees, inquiring about the quality of laddus and prasadam, and addressed concerns about darshan wait times. Naidu informed devotees that Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will use artificial intelligence to expedite darshan processes. He added that an integrated command control centre has been established for devotee convenience. Naidu also inaugurated a ₹25 crore Food Analysis Lab in Tirumala, touring the facility and observing its equipment with FSSAI executive director Panda and CFTRI director Giridhar.
Key Facts
- N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the Tirupati temple to celebrate his grandson's birthday.
- The Chief Minister's family donated ₹44 lakh to the temple's free food program, Annadanam.
- The family has donated to the Annadanam program 12 times.
- Naidu spoke with devotees about the quality of food offerings and darshan wait times.
- Naidu said Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will deploy artificial intelligence to speed up darshan.
- TTD has established an integrated command control centre for devotees.
- Naidu inaugurated a ₹25 crore Food Analysis Lab in Tirumala.
- The Food Analysis Lab was funded by FSSAI and the Andhra Pradesh government.