KCR’s gold offerings to gods 'unconstitutional': PIL filed in Hyderabad HC thenewsminute.com

A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Hyderabad High Court on Friday against K Chandrasekhar Rao for his unending spree of gifting gold ornaments to several temples across Telangana and Andhra. The plea was filed by Professor Kancha Ilaiah – a writer – and activist, CPI-M leader Gundamala Ramulu. This comes after Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao offered gold ornaments worth Rs 5 crore to Lord Balaji and a nose-stud worth Rs 45,000 to Goddess Padmavathi, at Tirupati, utilising the state’s finances.