Overview

• YS Sharmila accused the TDP-BJP government of promoting temple construction using TTD resources while neglecting roads, drainage and sanitation in Dalit colonies.
• Citing a July High Court observation that 228 students shared a single bathroom in a Dalit residential school, she urged the state to prioritise welfare infrastructure.
• She questioned Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s personal promotion of temple works, arguing a chief minister should appear neutral toward all religions.
• Endowments minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy condemned her “toilets instead of temples” advice as insulting to faith and said TTD donations must go to dharmic activities.
• The minister reaffirmed commitment to temple projects, noting plans including a foundation stone ceremony on October 29 for works estimated at ₹16.75 crore, as BJP figures also attacked Sharmila for allegedly provoking religious tensions.