VHP Dharam Samsad opposes the ropeway to Tirumala

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TIRUPATI, MARCH 4 (TIRUPATITIMES.COM)

The two day eleventh Dharam Samsad of VHP, which opened at the TTD run massive

Kalyanamandapam Compexes here today has passed two resolutions demanding that a

stringent law to ban religious conversions and the liberation of all temples

including the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala from the clutches

Governments.

Revealing the deliberations of the Samsad (conclave) to the Press this evening,

VHP's International President Ashok Singhal said that in South India all

temples, and its properties have been confiscated by the Governments run by

political parties and bureaucrats.

The Samsad also discussed to start a movement in a big way demanding that the

administrations of these temples must immediately be handed over to the Dharmic

councils or apolitical councils run by local people and so that the diversion of

temple cash offerings and properties now being used for non-religious purposes

by the governments, could be protected, Mr. Singhal said.

If the conversion of religion was continued, the Hindu community population

would come down to 50 per cent from present 84 per cent by 2060, Mr. Singal

pointed out.

 

Hundreds of sadhus and a large number of acharyas of Vaisnavism and Saivism from

Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamilnadu including Sri Jeyendra

Saraswathi of Kanchi Mutt and the VHP General Secretary, Mr. Praveen Togadia

who participated in the conclave have also discussed and opposed the proposal

of Rs.120 Crore Ropeway project to be taken up by APTTDC from Tirupati to

Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, Mr. Singal said criticizing that

religious pilgrimage of devotees was being converted into merry making trip to

the world famous hill temple with the Western style of introductions.

Earlier, at the conclave, addressing the gathering Mr. Singhal asserted that

India now was in need of a Hindutva Government to protect Hinduism and Hindu

population and for which a solid Hindu vote bank has to be developed.

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