The
President of India H.E.Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated the massive new
Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Annadanam Complex at Tirumala on Thursday.
Earlier, she
was received by AP Governor H.E.Sri ESL Narasimhan and AP CM Sri N.Kiran Kumar
Reddy and other TTD officials. The President Smt.Pratibha Patil inaugurated the
plaque at the entrance of the new annadanam complex amidst the chant of vedic
hymns by vedic pundits. Later she visited rothi making machine and then offered
prayers to Vakulamata statue installed inside the annadanam kitchen. At this
juncture TTD Specified Authority chairman Sri J.Satyanarayana explained to her
about Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba who pioneered the cause of Annadanam in
Tirumala to devotees. Later she greeted the donors for their largessee.
The
devotional musical concert by renowned singer Smt Gopika Purnima and team,
Vegesna Foundation's Srivani and Rishikesh enthralled the distinguished guests.
Smt Gopika Purnima rendered the devotional penned by Saint Poet Annamacharya
and Saint Poetess Vengamamba.
Later the
President and entourage had a delicious feast in the new annadanam complex. The
free food service to pilgrims in the new anndanam complex also commenced in the
afternoon of Thursday.
P Ministers,
Smt Geetha Reddy, Sri Raghu Veera Reddy, local MP Dr.Chinta Mohan, local MLA
Dr.Chiranjeevi, Tirumala Joint EO Sri Srinivasa Raju, Tirupati Joint EO
Dr.Yuvraj and other VIPs were present.