Christian aggression in Tirumala: Pejwar Mutt Swami appeals to all

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Publication: Crusadewatch.org
Date: July 3, 2006
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The recent events that took place in Tirumala Tirupathi are disheartening to every
Hindu. It is stunning to find that nearly 50 Christian families are settled on
Tirumala hill and no less than 20 persons of Christianity are employed in TT
devastanam.
Christian aggression on Tirumala: Pejwar Mutt Swami appeals to all Hindus
Hindu society is holding its head high with self-respect because of people like
you practicing sadachara. Even so the attacks mounted by other religions on
Hinduism are repeated day after day. This is most painful to note.
The recent events that took place in Tirumala Tirupathi are disheartening to every
Hindu. It is stunning to find that nearly 50 Christian families are settled on
Tirumala hill and no less than 20 persons of Christianity are employed in TT
devastanam.
These families conducted Christmas prayers on the Tirumala Hill, which goes to
prove the complacency of the TTD Board. These Christian elements are audacious
enough to distribute Christian pamphlets to devotees going to Tirupathi Temple.
What is the Devastanam's vigilance department doing? Such brazen acts on the part
of Christians makes one suspect that these people are willy-nilly supported by the
TTD Board.
Added to this sad state of affairs is the latest move by the authorities
recognizing Tirumala as a township with the temple jurisdiction restricted to 27.5
sq.km. This move it is widely believed that this step is meant to make way for
construction of Church(es?) on Tirumala hills. Above events lend evidence to this
belief. Otherwise what is the reason to reduce the sacred seven hills area of 243
sq.km to 27.5 sq. km? They're by drastically reducing the jurisdiction of
Devastanams? Reducing the Lord Venkateswara's seven hills to two hills is an
affront to religious sentiments of Hindus.
The Vice-Chancellor, Dean and other functionaries of Padmavati University are
believing Christians and they are forcing the students to participate in Christian
Prayers, taking them to Church in vehicles owned by the University, conducting
Christian religious propaganda in SV University Hostels, distributing Christian
literature in educational institutions are some of the Christian activities that
deeply perturb Hindu community.
The offerings made by devotees in Lord Balaji's Hundi should be used only for
Hindu religion, spiritual activities. With that object in view the Hindu Dharma
Prachara Samstha was started in the year 1968. But later in the year 1982 the word
Hindu was removed from its name changing it to Dharma Prachara Parishat. The
motive behind the change in name is to divert the huge funds offered by the
devotees to Lord Sri Venkateswara as token of their religious devotion to populist
Government schemes.
As a part of that move Rs. 500 crores worth of Hundi money is ought to be diverted
in the name of "Irrigation Bonds". Going the way Govt. misutilization of public
funds. How the religious funds are going to be spent in any one's guess. Thus to
divert the money offered by devotees with specific religious motives to non-
religious purpose is clear case of subversion of Hindu religion.
Tirumala is the most sacred place. To convert it into a tourist, recreational
center as the Govt. is planning, is the sure way to ultimately make it in to a
pleasure resort. This is reprehensible. If the sacred Tirumala Temple Township is
degraded in this fashion, where is the place left for Hinduism? What is the fate
of Hindu Society?
Let us all wake up before it is too late. Let us resolve to fight out to protect
the sanctity and property of sacred TT Kshetram through all possible democratic
means. Let us resolve to denote all our mite and might in this regard.
Yours truly,
VyayaNamasamatsaram,
VishakhaBahulaDashami
Vishweshathirtha
Date 22-06-06 Bhagyanagar(Hyderabad)
Pejawar Mutt