'Take a switch or opt for voluntary retirement': tirupati temple to 18 non-Hindu employees
The tirumala tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) took movement towards 18 personnel for violating its rule requiring group of workers to follow Hindu traditions, according to reports.
They all have been asked to take a transfer or choose voluntary retirement. In line with india these days, these employees can be eliminated from their present day roles at ttd temples and affiliated departments. They may be additionally banned from taking element in any Hindu spiritual events or duties.
The flow is according with the 1989 Endowment Act, which states that handiest Hindus may be employed at TTD.
The ttd Act has been amended 3 times to stipulate that employees of the temple board and its affiliated establishments must comply with the Hindu faith. This requirement is supported via Article sixteen(five) of the charter, which lets in institutions of a religious or denominational nature to employ members of their own religion.
Among those transferred is Dr okay v Vijaya bhaskar Reddy, a professor on the S v Ayurvedic university at tirupati, ok sujatha and G Asuntha, lecturer and principal on the SPW diploma and PG college at Tirupati; okay Prathap is a lecturer at SGS Arts college; k Manekshaw Dayan, a lecturer at S v Arts university; and Dr renu Dixit, fundamental at sv Ayurvedic college at Tirupati. Additionally transferred are A Ananda Raju, deputy govt officer (welfare department, TTD), and A Rajashekar Babu, Assistant EO (Auctions), according to indian express.
In keeping with the order as quoted by using IE, the board says that the 18 personnel have been transferred to other posts. It goes on to say that as "dedicated servants of the Lord Venkteshwara and the esteemed ttd, all the ttd employees are devoted to hold the sanctity of the temple through upholding the traditions and values that have been observed for hundreds of years and to uphold the ideals and sentiments of the devotees".
The order also directs TTD's leader engineer and deputy government officer (HR) to ensure that the 18 human beings are not posted to any region in Tirumala; any temple; and any non secular programmed-associated paintings.
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