Setting up a panel of experts to suggest an action plan to reduce darshan time at Tirumala’s Lord Venkateswara temple to two-three hours; a ban on making political statements there; procurement of superior quality ghee for laddoo preparation; and transferring non-Hindus – these are some of the key decisions taken at the maiden meeting.

These key decisions were taken at the meeting of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) under its new chairman B R Naidu. 

During the meeting, the TTD also decided to write to the state government to “take an appropriate decision about non-Hindus working in Tirumala” and according to officials, the TTD wants that employees of non-Hindu faith working in the temple be rehabilitated in other government institutions or be offered VRS. This is to ensure all temple staff are aligned with the TTD’s religious and spiritual values, officials said.