Srinivasananda Saraswati Swamiji of Anandashram Peetham in Krishnapuram village, Srikakulam district, accused TTD Additional EO CH Venkataiah Chowdary of insulting him by refusing tickets for Lord Venkateswara’s darshan. Responding to Swamiji’s allegations, TTD clarified the situation, stating that Swamiji had requested “Break Darshan” for 50 individuals and special darshan along with accommodation for 550 devotees in Tirumala.
TTD officials explained that while they agreed to provide accommodation as requested, it was difficult to arrange darshan for 600 people on a Sunday due to heavy crowds. The Additional EO suggested reducing the number of devotees, but Swamiji insisted on tickets for all 600. TTD further mentioned that Swamiji reportedly criticized the official publicly in frustration over the denied tickets, behavior TTD considered inappropriate for someone of his stature.