Tirupati, March 26 A retail firm based in Chennai donated Rs 1 crore to the TTD's Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust on Thursday.
The donation cheque was handed over to the Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), BR Naidu, at his Camp Office.
"The Chairman of The Chennai Shopping Mall, Marri Venkata Reddy, donated Rs 1 crore to the TTD Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust in the name of Marri Retail Ltd," stated an official release from the temple body.
Established in 2001, the SV Pranadana Trust, also known as the Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust, aims to provide free medical facilities to poor patients suffering from life-threatening diseases.
TTD is the official custodian of the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world.