YSRCP MP Vijayasai Reddy and Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy’s former head priest, Ramana Deekshitulu made headlines a few years ago, when they accused the Chandrababu Naidu government of steeling a pink diamond that belonged to Lord Venkateswara Swamy.
Following these allegations, the TTD board filed a defamation case against the two and demanded that each of them pay Rs. 100 Crores for the defamation. After the YSRCP party won the general elections in 2019, the Jagan government wanted to withdraw the case that was filed against Vijayasai and Deekshitulu.
The Tirupati 10th Additional District Court heard the petitions of the Telangana Hindu Jana Sakti and the petitions of several other individuals and ruled out the withdrawal of the case on Reddy and Deekshitulu. The court was told, by these petitioners, that the withdrawal of the case by the TTD would be very hurting for the sentiments of all Hindus in the world.
Ever since the defamation case, and ever since the Chandrababu Naidu government was accused of stealing the pink diamond, several speculations have spread. However, the most common and fact-based point remained that there was no pink diamond in the TTD’s chest in the first place.
