Telangana priest moves HC, demands ₹1k cr from Tirumala
The head priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple in Telangana on Tuesday filed a petition in the Hyderabad High Court demanding ₹1,000 crore in revenues from the Lord Venkateshwara temple at Tirumala. Dr MV Soundar Rajan alleged that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has neglected hundreds of temples in Telangana. No funds have been released since the state's bifurcation, he added.