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TDP’s Sridhar Varma appointed Chairman of Tirumala Bhakti Channel
TDP functionary Betaraju Sridhar Varma has been appointed Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) propagation arm, Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC), The Hindu reports. The SVBC board of directors passed a…
The Story in Brief
TDP functionary Betaraju Sridhar Varma has been appointed Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) propagation arm, Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC), The Hindu reports. The SVBC board of directors passed a resolution appointing him as Additional Director-cum-Chairman at a recent meeting.
The letter was handed over by TTD Executive Officer Muddada Ravichandra, who is also SVBC Managing Director. The Andhra government cleared the proposal to fill the post, vacant for over two years, and chose Varma, who was serving as TDP’s State media coordinator. He called on Ravichandra on Friday and assured to render justice to the post.
The Indian Opinion
This appointment brings a TDP media coordinator to a temple broadcast channel, sparking the usual charge of politicising religious institutions. But the post had been vacant for over two years, suggesting previous governments were in no hurry either. The real test is whether SVBC’s editorial content shifts noticeably or remains focused on devotional programming. Varma’s past as a party mouthpiece is known, watch if the channel starts giving airtime to political speeches disguised as spiritual discourse.
Source: thehindu.com
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