Vijayawada, June 24 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Endowment Aanam Ramanarayana Reddy has clarified that the government has no intention of hurting the sentiments and faith of Shirdi Saibaba devotees by not allocating funds for the Saibaba temples.
Talking to the media at the secretariat in Amaravati, near here, on Wednesday, Ramanarayana Reddy said that his comments on Saibaba temples were distorted by a section of the media and appealed to the people not to believe the false news.
"The initiative to construct 5,000 bhajan halls by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has a specific objective. The primary aim of this programme is the preservation and propagation of Sanatana Hindu Dharma and the construction of traditional Hindu temples in r...