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YSRCP Alleges Naidu-Backed TTD Land Swap to Benefit Oberoi

A government order dated August 7 authorizes an APTA–TTD exchange that critics say would shift prime temple property.

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Overview

  • G.O.M.S. No. 21 permits the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority to trade 24.68 acres in Peruru (Survey No. 604) for 25 acres of TTD land in Tirupati urban mandal (Survey No. 588/A).
  • YSRCP’s B. Karunakar Reddy accuses Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and TTD leadership of enabling a transfer to Oberoi Hotels, citing valuations near ₹1,500 crore and an alleged loss of about ₹1,000 crore.
  • Reddy says a special TTD board meeting on May 7 approved the exchange, alleges land values were omitted and donor property was labeled inam, and urges reversal of the order with protests by devotees.
  • TTD rejects the allegations, noting a separate 24.68-acre allotment near Alipiri to Oberoi in November 2021 and stating the board passed resolutions in Nov 2024, May 2025, and Jul 2025 seeking its cancellation to safeguard Tirumala.
  • TTD frames the current steps as protecting sanctity and future devotee needs, while critics question why temple land was chosen over other public parcels such as near Renigunta; no independent probe or court review is reported.