*Stop harassment of Sannidhi Gollas in TTD:  Nagarjuna Yadav*

Tadepalli, March 23: YSRCP official spokesperson Nagarjuna Yadav today strongly condemned the ongoing conspiracy under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to remove hereditary Sannidhi Gollas, members of the Yadav community who have served Lord Venkateswara for centuries, and replace them with favorites, terming it a deliberate attempt to oust Yadavs from TTD service. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli, he demanded the immediate reinstatement of Venkateswarlu Yadav, who has been performing Sannidhi Golla duties for decades at the Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, but was relieved from service since the 1st of last month. This action, he asserted, reflects Chandrababu’s deep-seated animosity toward the Yadav community, as Lord Venkateswara Himself granted the privilege of Sannidhi Golla to Yadavs, yet the CM is using TTD Chairman BR Naidu to poison and harass them.
Nagarjuna Yadav recalled that during Chandrababu’s previous tenure, attempts were made in 2016 to remove Sannidhi Gollas from Tirumala, but fierce opposition forced a retreat. He also accused Chandrababu of historically plotting to demolish the Golla Mandapam, and cited the infamous act of destroying the thousand-pillared mandapam built by Yadav King Saluva Mallayya Deva Maharaya in 1472. The spokesperson warned that YSRCP will never allow this conspiracy to sideline Yadavs from TTD under any circumstances. He further criticized the pattern of targeting BCs, especially Yadavs, whenever Chandrababu assumes power, pointing to the revocation of land allotted for Yadav Bhavan in Visakhapatnam by the current coalition government, which had been granted during the YSRCP regime. He urged immediate restoration of Venkateswarlu Yadav to his duties to uphold the sacred hereditary tradition and protect community rights.