P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
The senior TDP leader was expelled from the chairmanship of the temple trust boards for allegedly failing to take steps that could have prevented the destruction of the idol of Rama at Ramateertham temple The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the removal of senior TDP leader P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju from the post of chairman/Founder Family Member (FFM) of trust boards of three temples, mainly including Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam at Ramateertham in Vizianagaram district.
Mr. Raju was expelled from the chairmanship of the temple trust boards for allegedly failing to take steps that could have prevented the destruction of the idol of Rama at Ramateertham temple.
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Endowments minister Vellampalli Srinivas justified the YCP government’s action against TDP leader and former Union minister Ashok Gajapati Raju. Ashok Gajapati Raju was removed from the post of chairman of Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam located atop a hill near Ramatheertham in Vizianagaram district, after a 400-year-old idol in the ancient temple was desecrated by unidentified miscreants a few days ago. The idol’s head was separated from the torso and thrown in the temple lake.
గాడిదకేం తెలుస్తుంది గంథం వాసన! @Ashok Gajapathi వంశీకులు కట్టించిన ఆలయాల ముందు కొబ్బరిచిప్పలు కొట్టేసే దొంగకి మహారాజు ఔన్నత్యం ఎలా తెలుస్తుంది? నీతికి, �
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Andhra Govt Sacks TDP Leader As Temple Trust Chairman After Vandalization Of Lord Ram Idol
In a new twist amid the uproar over the vandalization of the Lord Ram idol, the Andhra Pradesh government has squarely placed the blame on a senior TDP leader.
In a new twist amid the uproar over the vandalization of the Lord Ram idol, the Andhra Pradesh government has squarely placed the blame on a senior TDP leader. While this incident took place at the Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam in Vizianagaram district on the night of December 28, several portions of the 400-year-old idol were recovered from a nearby pond. The Vizianagaram Police have formed 5 teams as a part of the probe.
Ashok removed as chairman of Ramateertham, two other temples
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The government on Saturday removed former MP P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju from the post of chairman/founder family member of the trust board of Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam at Ramateertham in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district, accusing him of failing to take steps that could have prevented the destruction of the idol.
Mr. Gajapathi Raju was also expelled from the chairmanship of the trust boards and as the founder-family member of Sri Pyditalli Ammavari Devasthanam in Vizianagaram town and Sri Mandeswara Swamy temple at Mandapalli in East Godavari district, according to a memo circulated by Secretary (Revenue - Endowments) M. Girija Sankar.