Venkaiah, Dattatreya attend KCR’s ‘Maha Yagam’

Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Bandaru Dattatreya, Supreme Court Justice J Chamaleshwar and several other prominent persons on Thursday attended the ‘Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam’ performed by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

The state BJP unit had on Wednesday criticized the event accusing the Chief Minister of misusing government machinery and wasting public money.

The Chief Minister had dismissed the charge, claiming that no government money was being spent for the ‘yagam’ (ritual). ‘Sapta Sathi, ‘Navarana Puja’, ‘Maha Ganapathi Puja’ were among the rituals performed on second day of the five-day ‘Yagam’ on Thursday, a release from CM’s office said.

State Deputy Chief Minister Mehmood Ali, nominated Anglo-Indian MLA Stephenson also attended the ‘yagam’ on Thursday, it said.

The ‘Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam’, being performed for universal good and peace began on Wednesday at Rao’s farm house in neighbouring Medak district.

President Pranab Mukherjee would attend the ‘yagam’ on December 27. Governors Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra K Rosaiah and C Vidyasagar Rao, respectively, are also expected to attend the event.