Chennai: The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday constituted the prestigious Board of Trustees of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which administers the famous Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala among others, bringing in 24 new members, with representation from five States.
Several industrialists including India Cements vice-chairman and managing director N Srinivasan, J Rameswara Rao, Putta Pratap Reddy, B Parthasarathi Reddy (all Telangana) have been appointed as members in the new Board of Trustees, the size of which was increased from 19 (including three ex-officio members) to 29 (including four ex-officio members).
Former MP Y V Subba Reddy was appointed the Board chairman on 21 June. Srinivasan thanked the Andhra Chief Minister for inducting him into the TTD Board. ‘I thank the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy for bestowing this honour for me. As an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, I am humbled by this choice. I do not have words to thank the Chief Minister,’ he said in a release.