In the aftermath of the stampede during the issuance of Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan tokens in Tirupati, CM Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, and former CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy visited the injured at Ruia and SWIMS hospitals at different times.
Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan made emotional comments to the media after meeting the injured, stating that TTD EO Shyamala Rao and Additional EO Venkaiah Chowdhury should take full responsibility for the incident.
Meanwhile, CM Chandrababu Naidu announced that Tirupati SP Subbarayudu, TTD JEO Gauthami, and CSO Sridhar were transferred, with two others suspended.
However, the exclusion of TTD EO Shyamala Rao and Additional EO Venkaiah Chowdhury from any action has sparked criticism.
Many allege that Chandrababu shielded certain officials while targeting others.
It’s noteworthy that both CM and Deputy CM spoke after gathering details from the injured, yet Pawan directly accused the EO and Additional EO, raising questions as to why Chandrababu did not do the same.