KCR gifts Rs 5 cr jewellery to Tirupati temple, kicks up row

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today made a princely offering of gold ornaments worth a staggering Rs 5 crore to Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, inviting criticism from the opposition over "misuse" of public funds.

Rao donated the jewellery at the famous hill shrine to express his gratitude to the Lord for materialising 'Telangana', the state for whose creation the TRS leader waged a prolonged movement. The Chief Minister was said to have taken a vow to make the offering following fulfilment of his dream of a separate Telangana state.

After offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara, Rao handed over a heavy garland made of gold and studded with fossilised shells called 'Shaligram Haram', and a multi-string gold necklace 'Makhara Kantabharanam', collectively weighing about 19 kg and worth a whopping Rs 5 crore to the temple Executive Officer D Sambasiva Rao, temple sources told

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