Virus does not spread through this stream alone: Tirumala Tirupati samrakshana samithiMembers of the Tirumala Tirupati Samrakshana Samithi (TTSS) staged a demonstration in front of the administrative building of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) here on Monday, demanding resumption of free darshan at the temple of Lord Venkateswara. “But with an eye on revenue, the TTD has resumed everything but free darshan,” charged TTSS joint secretary R. Viswanath, who spearheaded the demonstration. Mocking the argument that opening the free darshan stream could lead to further spread of the infection, the agitators wondered how the virus could spread by allowing the free darshan, mostly availed by common people, alone. “The nation has witnessed how the virus has attacked all strata of the society, right from the common man to the Vice-President of India,” he added. The agitators relented after a senior security official assured them to take their plea to the TTD Executive Officer and get free darshan introduced within four days.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2020 20:37 UTC