TTD urges devotees not to believe fake news, says no change in Rs 300 tickets, laddu rates
TTD said that the vigilance wing found that some brokers were charging huge amounts from innocent people for booking tickets through the tourism website.
TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) while confirming that there is no change in the price of Rs.300 Special Entry Darshan (SED) and Rs.50 laddu prasadam of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara temple, urged devotees not to believe the fake news on social media platforms.
In a statement on Saturday on fake news that was circulated in a few WhatsApp groups, with the phone numbers of certain people the devotees could get Rs. 300 SED tickets at high prices for darshan in Tirumala.
TTD urges the devotees that they have to book tickets only through the official website of TTD. The TTD also said some tickets were allotted to the tourism departments of various states. Devotees who want to come through tourism could avail the opportunity to get darshan package tickets directly through the state tourism website instead of approaching middlemen.
TTD said that the vigilance wing found that some brokers were charging huge amounts from innocent people for booking tickets through the tourism website.
TTD warned of stringent action against such brokers who cheat innocent devotees and also appealed to the devotees to book through the official websites of TTD and tourism only.