Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the newly announced Hindu-only staff policy at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Owaisi pointed out that while TTD insists on employing only Hindu staff, the NDA government seeks to induct non-Muslims into Waqf Boards. He labelled this as a double standard, questioning the differing rules for Hindu and Muslim institutions.

In a post on X, Owaisi stated, "Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams' chairman says that only Hindus should work in Tirumala. But Modi government wants to make it mandatory for there to be non-Muslims in Waqf Boards & Waqf Council. Most Hindu Endowment laws insist that only Hindus should be its members. What is good for the goose should be good for the gander, no?"

The new TTD chairman, B R Naidu, announced on October 31 that all employees at Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, should be Hindus. He indicated plans to consult with the Andhra Pradesh government on how to address staff members of other religions, suggesting they could be reassigned to different government departments or offered Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) options.

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Pune, Nov 24: The Maharashtra excise department on Sunday cancelled the permit for serving alcohol at actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh's concert in the Kothrud area of Pune later in the evening, an official said.

The department cancelled the permit after people from different quarters, including Kothrud's newly elected BJP MLA Chandrakant Patil, objected to plans to serve liquor at the programme.

State excise commissioner C Rajput said, "The state excise department has cancelled the permission to serve liquor during the programme."

MLA Patil raised an objection against the concert scheduled at Kakade Farm in Kothrud later in the evening.

The BJP leader, in a statement, said, "Such shows are not part of the city's culture. This will create a major disturbance for residents of the area. The event will also cause traffic jams. Hence, I have urged the city police commissioner to cancel the programme."