Devotee from Malaysia offers Rs 1 crore to TTD run Trust

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Press Trust of India Tirupati
Last Updated : Feb 22 2018 | 7:30 PM IST
One persons from from Malaysia today donated Rs one crore to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here with a request to utilise money for the temple run Praanadaana Trust here
The trust was established in 2001 with an aim to provide free medical facilities at the temple run super speciality hospital to the poor suffering from life threatening diseases, temple sources told PTI.
The devotee Kevin Sugumaran handed over DD for the amount to K S Srinivasa Raju, Joint Executive Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, that governs the hill temple, they said.
Last week Shobhana Ramachandhran, Managing Director, TVS Srichakra Limited, Madurai, made an offering of Rs one crore here with a request to use the donation for a temple-run Trust managing a hospital meant for handicapped patients, they said.
Earlier this month the Chennai based Sri Guru Chandrikananda Samiti Trust had donated Rs one crore with a request to utilise the offering for a temple-run Vedic Trust, the sources said.

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First Published: Feb 22 2018 | 7:30 PM IST

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