Andhra Pradesh - Tirumala   

‘Dharmic activities should begin at the grassroots'

TIRUMALA: Chairman of the TTD's Central Dharmic Advisory Council ( CDAC ) J. Rambabu urged the officials to formulate required initiatives for the revitalisation of the Sanatana Hindu Dharma.

Addressing the advisory council meeting here at Annamaiah Bhavan on Thursday, Mr. Rambabu said that the revitalisation mission nevertheless demands that the dharma prachara be taken up at the grass-root mandal and village level. For this, the TTD has to work in tandem with the State Endowments Department besides involving people from cross-section of the society. He also urged the Dharma Prachara Prashid ( DPP ) officials to come up with a road map for the promotion of the dharmic activities at the village level besides urging them to provide the details of the activities being taken up by them.

The CDAC also constituted four sub-committees. While the legal sub-committee will headed by Justice Bhaskar Rao, veteran journalist Potturi Venkateswara Rao will head the media committee and the remaining two – Publication and Dharmic mission will be headed by Pullela Ramachandradu and Velgudi Krishnan.

Speaking on the occasion, the TTD Executive Officer L.V. Subramanyam dealt at length regarding the creation of required infrastructure facilities at the mandal and village levels for the successful grounding of the dharmic mission. The meeting was also attended by majority of the members of the CDAC besides a contingent of TTD officials.

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